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Effect of Weight Loss and Exercise on Liver and Muscle Fat in Obese Elderly

NCT00779207 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2008-10-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of weight loss and exercise on liver and muscle fat.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

weight loss and exercise

10% weight loss through diet and exercise plus multicomponent exercise training three times a week

BEHAVIORAL

weight loss

10 percent weight loss through diet and behavioral modification

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dennis T Villareal, MD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2008-08-31
Completion
2008-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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