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Effects of Zinc Supplementation on Anthropometric Factors, Apelin and Inflammatory Markers in Obese Individuals

NCT02516475 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2015-08-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To study the effects of zinc supplement on anthropometric factors, Apelin and inflammatory markers in obese individuals, 50 obes person who referred to Diet and Nutrition clinic of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences will be randomly allocated to receive 50 mg zinc capsules or placebos for 15 weeks; both groups will be advised to adherence the investigators' diet . At the first and the end of the intervention,weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, fat mass and lean body mass, concentration of zinc, albumin, hs-CRP, TNF-α and plasma apelin will be assessed and compared between groups.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

zinc sulfate

1 zinc sulfate capsule for 15 weeks

OTHER

corn starch

1 corn starch capsule for 15 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Azita Hekmatdoost, MD,PHD · National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-06-30

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