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NCT Number: NCT01176084

Low Carb Diets & Exercise for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Reduction

The purposes of this study are:

To investigate the effects of a 6 month low carbohydrate diet in obese men on markers of heart health including blood fats, blood clotting factors, inflammatory markers and levels of body fat.

To investigate the added effect on heart health that regular moderate exercise may have when combined with a low carbohydrate diet in obese men.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Multiple Primary Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

21 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey

Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • male
  • 21-65 years
  • body mass index (BMI) 27-40kg/m2
  • not currently losing weight
  • physically able to exercise at moderate intensity

Treatment and study plan

low carbohydrate diet

Behavioral

low carbohydrate diet and exercise

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. insulin levels

Secondary outcomes

  1. body composition

  2. lipid profile

  3. body weight

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Surrey

Other

Collaborators

  • British Heart Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

The Efficacy of a Low Carbohydrate Diet, With and Without Exercise, on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Obese Men

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2008
First posted
Aug 5, 2010
Registry last updated
Aug 20, 2010

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