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A Pilot Study to Determine the Efficacy of a Low Carbohydrate Diet in Treatment of Adolescents With Metabolic Syndrome

NCT00940966 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2015-02-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of two different non-energy restricted controlled carbohydrate programs with the American Diabetes Associations' diet on glycosylated hemoglobin and other diabetes risk factors in obese adolescents with metabolic syndrome, a constellation of symptoms associated with the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

standard ADA diet

standard ADA diet

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

energy restricted very-low carbohydrate diet

energy restricted very-low carbohydrate diet

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

low glycemic diet

restricted ketogenic diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • CAMC Health System

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steven Sondike, MD · WVU Department of Pediatrics

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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