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Plant-Based Dietary Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00276939 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 99

Last updated 2012-08-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess whether, in individuals with type 2 diabetes, a low-fat, vegan diet improves blood glucose control more effectively than a control diet based on current American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines. The principal measure is hemoglobin A1c. Cardiovascular risk factors and dietary acceptability are also assessed. The study duration is 22 weeks with a one-year follow-up.

Conditions

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low-fat, low-Glycemic Index, vegan diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • George Washington University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Neal D Barnard, MD · Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Primary Completion
2006-06-30
Completion
2006-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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