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Clinical Trials/NCT00588978
NCT00588978
Completed
Not Applicable

Longitudinal Impact of Diet and/or Exercise-induced Weight Loss on Metabolic Markers of Cardiovascular Disease

Yale University1 site in 1 country30 target enrollmentAugust 1, 2003

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
August 1, 2003
End Date
December 1, 2008
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
Female

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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