Glycemic Load, Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00254215 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 15, 2005
Last Update Posted : November 28, 2006
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Overweight Obesity | Behavioral: high protein & low glycemic index diets | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 120 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | The Effect of 4 Diets Varying in Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, Carbohydrate and Protein, on Weight, Body Composition and Cardio-Vascular Risk Factors |
Study Start Date : | March 2002 |
Study Completion Date : | October 2004 |
- weight loss at 12 weeks
- Fat loss at 12 weeks
- Lean mass change at 12 weeks
- Total cholesterol, LDL and HDL cholesterol change at 12 weeks
- glucose, insulin & measures of insulin sensitivity change at 12 weeks
- TG change at 12 weeks
- Leptin change at 12 weeks
- CRP change at 12 weeks

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 40 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18-40 years of age BMI >=25 stable weight for 3 months non-vegetarian good understanding of English
Exclusion Criteria:
medications other than the contraceptive pill weight >150kg (weight limit of DEXA machine) vegetarian (diets included red meat) specific diets diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance pregnancy
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00254215
Australia, New South Wales | |
University of Sydney | |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2006 |
Principal Investigator: | Jennie C Brand-Miller, PhD | University of Sydney |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00254215 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NHF G02S 0768 - Brand-Miller |
First Posted: | November 15, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 28, 2006 |
Last Verified: | July 2005 |
overweight obesity glycemic index |
glycemic load high protein diet blood cholesterol |
Overweight Body Weight |