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Ghrelin Regulation and Structure: Effect of Diet Composition on Ghrelin

NCT00694512 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2012-05-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about how diet affects the hormone ghrelin. Ghrelin is made in the stomach and causes appetite to increase. Learning about ghrelin will help the investigators understand more about obesity.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Low fat diet

20% fat diet

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

High fat diet

40% fat diet

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

MCT diet

Medium chain triglyceride diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jonathan Q. Purnell, M.D. · Oregon Health and Science University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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