NCT00588978
Completed
Not Applicable
Longitudinal Impact of Diet and/or Exercise-induced Weight Loss on Metabolic Markers of Cardiovascular Disease
ConditionsCardiovascular Diseases
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Sponsor
- Yale University
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- c-reactive protein
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the effect of diet and/or exercise-induced weight loss on nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors such as c-reactive protein, insulin levels and sex steroids in obese postmenopausal women.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •obese postmenopausal women
- •able to exercise
- •non-smokers
Exclusion Criteria
- •cardiovascular disease
- •medications that would interfere with outcome measures (e.g., including ACE inhibitors, lipid lowering medications, beta-blockers, etc)
- •known diabetes
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
c-reactive protein
Time Frame: baseline, every 1-2 weeks during intervention , then end-of-study
Secondary Outcomes
- HOMA (measure of insulin resistance) and sex steroids(baseline, every 1-2 weeks during intervention, then end-of-study)
Study Sites (1)
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