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The Effect of High Protein Diets on Weight Loss and Lean Muscle Mass in Patients Awaiting Bariatric Surgery

NCT02631707 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2017-10-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

All patients in CMDHB eligible for bariatric surgery are given a weight loss goal prior to surgery. It is unknown what the most effective diet is to lose weight, while still preserving muscle mass. The diet must also be acceptable and adhered to by patients. The aim of this study is to find out if a diet that is higher in protein and lower in carbohydrate than the standard Ministry of Health guidelines will have a greater effect on weight loss, preservation of lean muscle mass, surgical recovery score, adherence and acceptability.

Conditions

  • Obesity, Morbid

Interventions

OTHER

High protein diet

The intervention diet is higher in protein than the control diet.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Counties Manukau Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Auckland, New Zealand

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew D MacCormick, FRACS · University of Auckland, New Zealand

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-08-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • New Zealand

Study Locations

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