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Effect of an Low Carbon High Fat Diet on Pain- and Quality of Life in Patients With Lipedema

NCT03710798 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2019-02-26

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Summary

Lipedema is a chronic disease with unproportional, symmetrical fat accumulation in the lower extremities. Patients experience pain in affected areas, and reduced quality of life. Today's treatment is physiotherapy and surgery (liposuction). Recent research shows that ketogenic-diet with low carbohydrate, high fat (LCHF) conant can lead to reduced pain, increased quality of life and change in body composition. Goals: Investigate the effect of LCHF diet on pain, quality of life and body composition.

Conditions

  • Lipedema
  • Obesity, Morbid

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Low carbohydrate high fat diet

Energy balanced low carbohydrate high fat diet during 6 weeks. Then 6-week reintroduction of a healthy normal diet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Oslo

    collaborator OTHER

  • Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bodil Landstad, prof · Norwegian University for Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-01
Primary Completion
2019-01-10
Completion
2019-01-10

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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