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CALERIE (Tufts) - Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy

NCT00099099 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2009-12-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is one of three CALERIE trials that test the hypothesis that a reduced calorie, nutritionally sound diet increases the length of life and prevents some age-related chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The three sites that are participating in the CALERIE trial represent a diversity of subject populations and interventional strategies.

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Caloric Restriction (CR)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Susan B. Roberts, PhD · Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-03-31
Primary Completion
2004-12-31
Completion
2004-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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