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CompletedNCT00956566

Comparison of Low Fat and Low Carbohydrate Diets With Respect to Weight Loss and Metabolic Effects

Randomized Parallel Group Comparison on the Influence of a Low Carbohydrate and a Low Fat Hypocaloric 6 Months Diet on Body Weight Reduction, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Variables in Obese Healthy Women and Men.

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
170 (actual)
Sponsor
Hannover Medical School · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The investigators will test the hypothesis that a LOW CARB hypocaloric diet will reduce body weight over six months more than a LOW FAT hypocaloric diet. In addition to body weight, the investigators will measure cardiovascular and metabolic variables and will take blood samples in order to determine whether certain metabolites may predict the diet success.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALdietary interventiondietary counseling, group teaching

Timeline

Start date
2007-04-01
Primary completion
2011-12-01
Completion
2012-07-01
First posted
2009-08-11
Last updated
2012-07-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00956566. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.