Status:
COMPLETED
Lipids and Insulin Sensitivity
Lead Sponsor:
Maastricht University Medical Center
Conditions:
Obesity
Insulin Resistance
Eligibility:
MALE
35-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Rationale: The investigators hypothesize that a change in dietary fat quality (an increase in unsaturated fatty acids) may modulate fuel partitioning within the type 2 diabetic muscle towards less acc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Obese males aged between 35 and 70 years with insulin resistance.
Exclusion
- History of type 2 diabetes.
- Liver or kidney failure.
- Diseases in which the live expectation is shorter then 5 years.
- The use of experimental medication.
- Diseases/medication use that may have an influence on the glucose tolerance.
- Not to be able to understand the study information.
- Users of fatty acid supplements including fish oils etc.
- Users of high doses of antioxidant vitamins.
- Athletes.
- People on a diet of people that are planning to lose weight.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01466816
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
November 8 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Maastricht University Medical Centre +
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, 6229ER