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Reduction in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Men: Separate Effects of Diet- and Exercise-Induced Weight Loss

NCT00664547 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2008-04-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the trial was to examine the independent effects of equivalent diet- or exercise-induced weight loss on obesity and related cardiovascular health risk factors. We hypothesized that exercise would result in greater reductions in obesity and health risk factors that equivalent diet (caloric restriction).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Diet Weight Loss

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise Weight Loss

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise Without Weight Loss

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Queen's University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Ross, PhD · Queen's University

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1997-09-30
Primary Completion
1999-12-31
Completion
1999-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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