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Low Carbohydrates in Obese Adolescents

NCT00575900 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2007-12-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A three arms open,randomized interventional study in order to compare the impact of low carbohydrate diets with different protein and fat ratios versus a standard balanced diet on BMI and metabolic parameters in obese adolescents.

55 obese adolescents (12-18y, BMI \> 95th percentile) were randomly allocated to one of three 12-weeks diet regimens: low-carbohydrate low-fat, low-carbohydrate high-fat or balanced low-fat diet, followed by 9-months follow-up. Weight, Height, waist circumference, lipid profile, glucose, insulin, liver enzymes, renal functions, C-reactive protein, leptin, ghrelin and resting energy expenditure were measured in the morning after over-night fast at baseline, during the 12-weeks of intervention and after 9-months of follow-up.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

dietary intervention

12 weeks of dietary intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rabin Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Moshe Phillip, Professor · Rabin Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-03-31
Completion
2006-02-28

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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