Short and middle term comparison of the effects of hypocaloric low carbohydrate diet versus Mediterranean diet on endothelial function measured by means of flow mediated dilatio

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN53451414
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Palermo (Italy)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Female subjects
2. Range of age 30 to 50 years
3. Range of Body Mass Index (BMI) from 27 kg/m^2 to 39.9 kg/m^2
4. Non-diabetic, non-hypertensive, non-dislipidemic subjects

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any metabolic, cardiovascular or systemic disease
2. Any drug treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Short (five to seven days) and middle (two months) modifications of flow mediated dilation.<br><br>These will be measured three times: <br>1. Before starting the diet treatment<br>2. Five to seven days after starting the diet treatment<br>3. Two months after starting the diet treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Traditional anthropometric, metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors<br>2. Intra-renal haemodinamic measurements (resistance and pulsatility indexes)<br><br>These will be measured three times: <br>1. Before starting the diet treatment<br>2. Five to seven days after starting the diet treatment<br>3. Two months after starting the diet treatment