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Effects of Calorie Restriction on Accumulation of Old, Modified Proteins in Abdominally Obese Adults

NCT01497106 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2014-11-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is being done to understand the effects of calorie restriction and weight loss on muscle protein metabolism in adult men and women.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Calorie Restriction

Participants will work with the CRU dietetics staff to plan a diet that will result in their losing 1-2 pounds per week over 16 weeks. They will wear an accelerometer to track there activity during these weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Control (normal living)

Participants will continue their normal living for entire time of the study. They will be asked to wear an accelerometer for the next 16 weeks and check in weekly at the CRU to exchange accelerometers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • K. Sreekumaran Nair, M.D., Ph.D. · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-12-31
Primary Completion
2014-11-30
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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