NCT05019859

Effects of a Low Carb Diet on Erectile Function and Serem Testosterone in Men With Metabolic Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital Moinhos de Vento · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Investigate if low carb diet could increase serum testosterone level in hypogonadic men

Detailed description

Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of low carb diet in men with metabolic syndrome and low testosterone level. The inclusion criteria is men with metabolic syndrome and serum total testosterone below 300 ng/dL. They will randomized to perform a low carb diet or a traditional low fat diet for metabolic syndrome. The follow up will be of three months with a once a month visit. Even though these men will be looked at their sexuality and life style. They will be monitoring by urologists and nutritionists during the study.

Conditions

• Testosterone Deficiency
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Diet Modification

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	low carb diet	low carb diet

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-01
• Primary completion: 2021-08-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2021-08-25
• Last updated: 2022-06-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil