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Effectiveness of a Low Carbohydrate Diet Versus a High Carbohydrate Diet in Promoting Weight Loss and Improved Health

NCT00200720 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 260

Last updated 2012-12-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will examine the effects of a low carbohydrate diet versus a high carbohydrate diet on weight loss.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Atkins diet (low carbohydrate diet)

BEHAVIORAL

DASH diet (high carbohydrate diet)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Kaiser Permanente

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Njeri Karanja, PhD · Kaiser Permanente

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-03-31
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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