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• Conditions: utritional and metabolic diseases, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, obesity, abdominal obesity, overweight; C18.654.726.500; C18.654.726.500.697; C23.888.144.699

• Registration Number: RBR-2wpryx
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital das Clínicas - Universidade Federal de Goiás

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Female volunteers; diagnosis of overweight or obesity; aged between 20 and 60 years, who receive care in outpatient clinics of general nutrition and nutrition Endocrinology, Hospital das Clinicas, Federal University of Goiás

Exclusion Criteria

Volunteer smokers, pregnant or lactating; volunteers with prescription diets for weight reduction; with Body Mass Index below 25 kg/m2 or 40 kg/m2; diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, hepatic or renal diseases; history of drug abuse or alcohol; use of dietary supplements; volunteers who are receiving medications a week before the study or during the performance; that are not available to participate in all stages of the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of low density lipoproteins concentration (LDL) after eight weeks of intervention, verified through the analysis of blood sample after fasting for twelve hours a colorimetric enzymatic method using the Friedewald equation (1972) from the finding a range of at least 5% in the pre- and post-intervention measurements.;Reduction of low density lipoproteins concentration (LDL) after eight weeks of intervention, verified through the analysis of blood sample after fasting for twelve hours a colorimetric enzymatic method using the Friedewald equation (1972) through finding of a 10% variation in measurements pre and post intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increased high density lipoprotein levels (HDL) levels after eight weeks of intervention, verified by analysis of blood sample after fasting for twelve hours a colorimetric enzymatic method, from the observation of a change of at least 5 % in pre and post intervention measurements.;Increased high density lipoprotein levels (HDL) levels after eight weeks of intervention, verified by analyzing the blood sample after fasting for twelve hours a colorimetric enzymatic method, by observation of a 7% variation in pre and post intervention measurements.