NCT00725257

Dietary Control of Type 2 Diabetes: Low-Carbohydrate Mediterranean Diet Versus Low-Fat Diet

Effect of a Low-Carbohydrate Mediterranean Diet or Low-Fat Diet in Newly-Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 215 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The major environmental factors that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, presumably in the setting of genetic risk, are overnutrition and a sedentary lifestyle, with consequent overweight and obesity. The high rate of weight regain has limited the role of lifestyle interventions as an effective means of controlling glycemia long term. The aims of the present study were: 1) To compare the effectiveness and safety of two nutritional protocols - namely low-carbohydrate Mediterranean diet or low-fat diet - in newly-diagnosed, drug-naive overweight patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The primary aim of the study was the effect on hemoglobin A1c levels; secondary aims were time to introduction of the first hypoglycemic agent, prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, percentage of patients meeting ADA goals for risk factors (HbA1c, blood pressure, LDL-cholesterol, percentage of patients with HbA1c \< 7%.

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mediterranean diet	The recommended composition of the dietary regimen was as follows: Carbohydrate 40 to 50%, protein 15 to 20%; fat 30 to 40%; saturated fat less than 10%.
OTHER	Low-fat diet	The recommended composition of the dietary regimen was as follows: Fat less than 30%; carbohydrate 50 to 60%, protein 15 to 20%; saturated fat less than 10%.

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-06-01
• Primary completion: 2007-09-01
• Completion: 2007-12-01
• First posted: 2008-07-30
• Last updated: 2008-07-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy