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The Effects of a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet Intervention on Weight Control in Overweight/Obese Patients in China

NCT02283151 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 98

Last updated 2014-11-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study was designed to investigate the effects of a very low carbohydrate diet (VLCD) intervention on weight control in overweight/obese patients in China.All the subjects were randomly assigned to experiment group and control group. The experimental group was given individual instructions on how to follow the VLCD (very low carbohydrate diet). The control group was given an energy-restricted diet.The energy-restricted diet (ER diet) was designed in the traditional Chinese style with an initial target for a total energy intake of 1200 kcal/d (5021 kJ/d).

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

diet nutrition bar

The experimental group was given individual instructions on how to follow the VLCD (very low carbohydrate diet). Energy intake was restricted to less than 800kcal/day (3349kJ/d) (carbohydrate intake \< 20g/d). All daily meals were replaced as follows: a cup of soybean milk (200 mL) and a boiled egg at breakfast; a diet nutrition bar(Nutriease Health Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, China), nonstarchy vegetables (\<200 kcal), and 50 g protein from meat at lunch and dinner. Supplementation of multivitamins and minerals was provided per day.

OTHER

energy-restricted diet

The control group was given an energy-restricted diet (ER diet). Energy-restricted diet was designed in the traditional Chinese style with an initial target for a total energy intake of 1200 kcal/d (5021 kJ/d).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Southern Medical University, China

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jia Sun, PhD. · Southern Medical University, China

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

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