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A Specialized Diet for the Unique Metabolic Characteristics of Peripubertal African American Girls

NCT00718874 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2019-11-25

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Summary

A diet (42% carbohydrate) specialized to the unique metabolic characteristics of peripubertal African AMerican girls (hyperinsulinemic, low insulin sensitive) will be more effective in maintaining glucose and insulin homeostasis compared to a standard diet (55% carbohydrate)

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Dietary

modification of macronutrient content

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Thrasher Research Fund

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Krista Casazza, PhD, RD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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