NCT04045353

A Study of a Low-Carbohydrate Diet to Improve Maternal Health After Childbirth

A Randomized Trial of a Low Carbohydrate Diet Versus the Current Recommended Dietary Guidelines to Improve Health Outcomes in Obese Postpartum Women

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study is evaluating the effects of a standard diet to a low carbohydrate diet in obese women after having a baby. The purpose of the study is to determine if a low carbohydrate diet is associated with improvement in insulin sensitivity in postpartum women.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Postpartum Weight Retention
• Insulin Sensitivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Low carbohydrate diet education	A 200 page informational document that connects with an online application will be provided to subjects.
BEHAVIORAL	Low carbohydrate diet education with behavioral component	A 12 week course taught be a certified instructor will teach subjects about a low carbohydrate document. Subjects will also be given a 200 page informational document that connects with an online application.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-12-20
• Primary completion: 2022-07-01
• Completion: 2022-07-01
• First posted: 2019-08-05
• Last updated: 2023-04-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States