A clinical trial to study the impact of supervised weight loss secondary to diet and lifestyle modifications (including yoga) on fat distribution (subcutaneous and visceral fat, which are meaured using CT scan) and insulin resistance (precursor of type 2 diabetes) in adult Indian obese patients
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Obesity
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/05/005750
- Lead Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with obesity, defined as Body Mass Index > 30
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients < 18 years and >60years.
2.Patients with known hypothalamic-pituitary & genetic
causes of obesity
3.Patients who refuse consent for the study
4.Patients, who are on medications that can affect weight
such as thyroxine, steroids.
5.Patients who do not fit into our CT machine.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢ To study the impact of supervised dietary changes and lifestyle modifications on weight loss (in kgs over 3 months) in obese Indian adults. <br/ ><br>â?¢ To study the body fat distribution ( by single cut section of abdomen at L4-L5 disc level) and insulin resistance ( by HOMA IR) in adult Indian obese patients. <br/ ><br>â?¢ To study the effect of weight loss on insulin resistance and body fat distribution in adult Indian obese patientsTimepoint: 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ILTimepoint: NA