Status:

COMPLETED

The Effects of a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet Intervention on Weight Control in Overweight/Obese Patients in China

Lead Sponsor:

Southern Medical University, China

Conditions:

Overweight

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-68 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The study was designed to investigate the effects of a very low carbohydrate diet (VLCD) intervention on weight control in overweight/obese patients in China.All the subjects were randomly assigned to...

Detailed Description

121 obese or overweight patients were enrolled in the study and 23 patients were dropped out (43 male, 55 female, aged≥18 years, BMI≥24 kg/m2) from the outpatient clinic of endocrinology and metabolis...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • overweight or obese healthy volunteers (43 male, 55 female, aged≥18years, BMI≥24 kg/m2)

Exclusion

  • pregnant or plan for pregnant
  • lactation or postmenopausal women
  • use of any prescription medication in previous 2 months
  • had any weight loss diet or pill during the past 6 months
  • consuming\>20 g/day of alcohol
  • tobacco use within 6 month
  • cardiovascular or endocrine disease history
  • hypertension history or current elevated blood pressure (systolic blood pressure (SBP): ≥150 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure (DBP)≥90 mmHg; current treatment for hypertension)
  • diabetes mellitus
  • acute or chronic infections
  • hepatopathy, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disease or any other acute or chronic diseases requiring treatment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

98 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02283151

Start Date

June 1 2013

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

November 5 2014

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