Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of Ketogenic Diets in Preventing Relapse in Obesity Management
Lead Sponsor:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Collaborating Sponsors:
St. Olavs Hospital
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low-carb ketogenic diets have become extremely popular because of large weight loss in the short-term. Yet their potential benefits in preventing long-term weight regain have not been assessed in larg...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- weight stable over the last three months (\<2 kg)
- not currently dieting to lose weight
- inactive lifestyle (less than 150 min of physical activity weekly.
- Given that some of the variables of interest have been shown to be affected by the phase of menstrual cycle in normally ovulating women, namely appetite and resting metabolic rate, only women taking oral contraceptives, with regular menstrual cycles or post-menopausal will be included in the study
Exclusion
- pregnancy
- breast-feeding
- drug or alcohol abuse within the last two years
- clinically significant illness including diabetes, gastrointestinal (particularly cholelithiasis), kidney (GFR \<60) or liver disease, osteoporosis (T-score \<-2.5) and osteopenia (T-score \<-1.5)
- treatment with antiosteoporotic drug
- depression or other psychological disorders
- eating disorders
- milk intolerance
- current medication known to affect appetite/metabolism or induce weight loss.
- a planned surgery during the study period
- participating in another research study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 3 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 10 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04382183
Start Date
August 3 2020
End Date
December 10 2021
Last Update
April 29 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Forsyningssenteret at NTNU
Trondheim, Norway