German Diabetes-Diet-Intervention and Energy Restriction-Trial (DDIET) (DDIET)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01409330 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified August 2012 by German Diabetes Center.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : August 4, 2011
Last Update Posted : August 22, 2012
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Diet intervention according to the German Diabetes Risk Score in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
This study aims to explore the effect of diet lacking red meat, but containing increased fibers and coffee (verum) versus standard recommendation (control) in a multicenter setting.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Type 2 Diabetes | Dietary Supplement: diet intervention | Phase 4 |
This study is a randomised, multicenter controlled trial Our Aim is to test the effects of an 8-week diet lacking red meat, containing increased fibers and coffee (verum) versus standard recommendation (control)in a multicenter setting.
We are expecting that the verum diet will improve insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion due to reductions in visceral and hepatic fat along with improved adipocyte cytokine secretion profiles
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Short Term Diet Intervention in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes. a Randomised, Multicentric, Controlled, Clinical Trial |
Study Start Date : | February 2011 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 2013 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: hypocaloric diet containing increased fibers and coffee
In the intervention group the patients are allowed to eat only white meat and fish. They also need to increase their daily fiber intake to 50grams and drink 5 cups of coffee a day.
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Dietary Supplement: diet intervention
8-week diet lacking red meat, but containing increased fibers and coffee (verum) versus standard recommendation (control) eating red meat. |
Active Comparator: hypocaloric diet containing red meat
control group (n=20): diet according to the ADA/EASD guidelines (50% carbohydrates, 20% proteins, 30% fat). In the control group the patients should eat 150 grams of red meat a day and are not allowed to consume alcohol, coffee and whole grains.
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Dietary Supplement: diet intervention
8-week diet lacking red meat, but containing increased fibers and coffee (verum) versus standard recommendation (control) eating red meat. |
- whole body insulin sensitivity [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]measurement of whole body insulin sensitivity with hyperinsulinamic euglicamic clamp
- total body fat [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]MRI measurement of the effects of 8-week diet intervention on total body fat
- intramyocellular lipids [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]MRS measurement to investigate the effects of diet intervention on ectopic lipid content in skeletal muscle
- skeletal muscle mitochondrial function [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]muscle biopsy for assessment of insulin signaling
- hepatocellular lipids [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]MRS measurement to investigate the effects of diet intervention on ectopic lipid content in liver(HCL)
- skeletal muscle mitochondrial function [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]skeletal muscle mitochondrial function in vivo assessed as phosphate-recovery time with MRS
- insulin secretion [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]measurement of insulin secretion with glucagon test, mixed-meal test and intravenous glucose tolerance test
- pancreatic fat [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]MRI measurement of the effects of 8-week diet intervention on pancreatic fat

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 69 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Type 2 diabetic patients
- disease duration for five years or less,
- age of 69 years or less,
- body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or more,
- hemoglobin A1c of 5,5 % to 9%
- patient should be on standard diet or metformin +/- acarbose monotherapy
- patient should be without exclusion criteria for coffee consumption
Exclusion Criteria:
- disease duration more than five years,
- age of > 69 years,
- body mass index of < 30 kg/m2,
- hemoglobin A1c < 5,5 % or > 9%
- if patient becomes insulin therapy
- if patient has exclusion criteria for coffee consumption
- if patient is non-compliant with study protocol
- if patient is pregnant
- if patient has acute infection
- if patient has anaemia
- if patient has malignancies
- if patient has autoimmune or immune compromising diseases including HIV/AIDS
- if patient has psychiatric diseases or addiction

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01409330
Contact: Lejla Zahiragic, MD | 00492118104819 ext 319 | lejla.zahiragic@med.uni-duesseldorf.de | |
Contact: Bettina Nowotny, MD, M.Sc. | 00492113382575 | studienzentrum@ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de |
Germany | |
German Diabetes Center | Recruiting |
Duesseldorf, NRW, Germany, 40225 | |
Contact: Lejla Zahiragic, MD 00492118104819 lejla.zahiragic@med.uni-duesseldorf.de | |
Contact: Bettina Nowotny, MD 00492113382-0 ext -575 bettina.nowotny@ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de | |
Sub-Investigator: Lejla Zahiragic, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Bettina Nowotny, MD, M.Sc. | |
Principal Investigator: Michael Roden, Professor, MD | |
Charite, Department of Internal Medicine | Active, not recruiting |
Berlin, Germany | |
University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine III | Not yet recruiting |
Dresden, Germany | |
Contact: Ulrike Schatz, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Ulrike Schatz, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Stefan Bornstein, Professor, MD | |
University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine I | Recruiting |
Heidelberg, Germany | |
Contact: Jan Groener, MD jan.groener@med.uni-heidelberg.de | |
Sub-Investigator: Jan Groener, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Peter Nawroth, Professor, MD | |
Klinikum der Universität München (KUM) | Active, not recruiting |
Munich, Germany | |
University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine IV | Active, not recruiting |
Tübingen, Germany |
Study Director: | Michael Roden, Professor, MD | German Diabetes Center |
Responsible Party: | German Diabetes Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01409330 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DDIET3521 |
First Posted: | August 4, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 22, 2012 |
Last Verified: | August 2012 |
insulin sensitivity type 2 diabetes diet intervention |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |