Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammatory Markers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Metabolic Syndrome

• Registration Number: NCT00433082
• Lead Sponsor: Free Islamic University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

The metabolic syndrome has been recognized as a proinflammatory state. It has been shown that many different diets such as Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, Foods with low glycemic index and low saturated fat diet, independent of weight loss, may be effective in improving the metabolic syndrome. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on High-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and fibrinogen levels in metabolic syndrome.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-08
• Study Completion: 2006-11
• Status Verified: 2007-02
• Study First Submitted: 2007-02-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-02-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-02-08
• Study First Posted: 2007-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2007-02-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Males with metabolic syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

• Conditions with insulin resistance including;
• Type 2 diabetes mellitus,
• Infections,
• Stresses,
• Uremia,
• Acromegaly,
• Glucocorticoid excess,
• Hypertension ,
• Cirrhosis and
• Any addiction or drug therapy and conditions witch cause changes in hs-CRP and fibrinogen levels including infection, trauma, infarction, inflammatory arthritis, various neoplasm and liver diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measuring inflammatory markers in metabolic syndrome