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NCT Number: NCT02086396

Effect of Weight Loss Diet and Pumpkin Seed Flour Consumption on Obese Women

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of weight loss diet combined with pumpkin seed flour consumption on diet improvement, weight loss, and glucose and cholesterol reduction in obese.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–59 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, 21941-913, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • age from 20 to 59 years old.
  • body mass index above 30 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

  • diabetic
  • loss weight before the research
  • consumption of vitamins or dietary supplement.
  • pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

pumpkin seed flour

Dietary Supplement

The pumpkin seed flour group received 20g/day of pumpkin seed flour during 12 weeks

Placebo (cassava flavored flour)

Dietary Supplement

The group placebo (cassava flour flavored) received 20g/day of cassava flour flavored during 12 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Anthropometric measures

    Time frame: Change from Baseline at 12 weeks

    body weight (kg), body mass index (kg/m2), waist circumference (cm), neck circumference

Secondary outcomes

  1. Blood lipids

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks

    total Cholesterol (mg/dl), LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl), HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) and triglycerides (mg/dl)

  2. Blood glucose

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks

    glucose (mg/dL)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Other

Collaborators

  • Rio de Janeiro State Research Supporting Foundation (FAPERJ)

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Hypoenergetic Diet Combined With Pumpkin Seed Flour Consumption on Obese Women

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Mar 13, 2014
Registry last updated
Mar 13, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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