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Low Carbohydrate Diet Compared to Calorie and Fat Restricted Diet in Patients With Obesity and Type II Diabetes

NCT00108459 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2009-01-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is designed to address the hypothesis that in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), a low carbohydrate diet not specifically restricted in calories compared to low fat, caloric restricted diet over 24 months will cause 5% greater reduction in body weight in patients with obesity and type 2 DM, be safe, and will not have any detrimental effects on serum lipid concentrations.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low Carbohydrate Diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Nayyar Iqbal · VA Research

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Completion
2007-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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