Status:
COMPLETED
Metabolically Normal and Metabolically Abnormal Obesity
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Conditions:
Obesity
Metabolic Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn more about why some obese persons are resistant to developing obesity-related metabolic diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease), while others are p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Obese subjects (BMI 30.0 - 39.9 kg/m2)
- Sedentary subjects (exercise less than 1 hr/wk)
Exclusion
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Michigan Alcohol Screening Test score ≥4
- Active or previous history of liver disease
- Active or previous history of diabetes
- history of alcohol abuse, or currently consuming ≥20 g alcohol/day
- Severe hypertriglyceridemia (\>300 mg/dL)
- Smoke tobacco
- Take medication that might confound the study results
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
71 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01184170
Start Date
August 1 2010
End Date
February 1 2015
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110