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Diet, Imaging and Energy Balance Trial (DIET)

NCT00787280 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2013-02-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To evaluate whether changes in macronutrient consumption (i.e., switching to a diet low in carbohydrates) can change brain responses to cues depicting foods representing that macronutrient. In addition to answering specific questions regarding the effects of an LCKD, the study will provide general information about relations between brain responses to food cues and a broad arrive of factors including typical diet, food preferences, weight control history and genes.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet (LCKD)

participants will follow a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet for six weeks

BEHAVIORAL

Low Fat Diet (LFD)

particpants will follow a low fat diet for six weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Robert C. Atkins Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Francis J McClernon, Ph.D · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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