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The Effects of Walnuts, Walnut-Oil, Almonds and Fish Oils on Glucose Homeostasis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

NCT00579904 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2017-04-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of walnuts, walnut-oil, almonds and fish oils on blood sugar and insulin levels in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients. The hypothesis is that a diet rich in these foods will improve insulin resistance in women with PCOS.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

walnuts

Subjects will follow their usual diet for 4 weeks; after that they will be randomized to walnuts. They will eat walnuts once daily for six weeks.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

almonds

Subjects will follow their usual diet for 4 weeks; after that they will be randomized to almonds. They will eat almonds once daily for six weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sidika E Kasim-Karakas, MD · University of California, Davis

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2008-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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