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PrOtein and WEight Loss in teenageRs

NCT02079831 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2016-01-11

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Summary

The aim of the proposed study is to provide important data on weight loss efficacy in overweight and obese adolescents on an isocaloric higher protein diet vs a lower protein diet utilizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) MyPlate nutrition guide. The investigators hypothesize that the higher protein diet will result in greater weight loss due to increased satiety and better dietary adherence.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Energy Restriction

Participants will receive an intervention specifically designed for adolescents and their group assignment that relies on nutrition education, nutritional counseling, social cognitive therapy, behavioral strategies, self-monitoring, portion size reduction, and increased physical activity. Participants will get an individualized dietary meal plan. Dietary counseling will be based on the MyPlate guidelines with extra attention and focus on appropriate protein food choice. Also in accordance to the MyPlate guidelines, all participants will be instructed to increase physical activity to 60 minutes a day as aerobic physical activity.

BEHAVIORAL

Higher protein

The higher protein group will be instructed to consume 30% of energy as protein, with 25% and 45% of energy from fat and carbohydrate, respectively.

BEHAVIORAL

Lower Protein

The lower protein group will be instructed to consume 15% of energy as protein, with 25% and 60% of energy from fat and carbohydrate, respectively.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John W Apolzan, PhD · Pennington Biomedical

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-07-31
Completion
2015-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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