An 18-month Trial of a Low Glycemic Load Diet

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The primary aim of this study is to compare the effects of an experimental low-glycemic load diet with those of a conventional low-fat diet among obese young adults in an 18-month randomized-controlled trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00130299

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

Starts

2004-07-01

Expected to finish

2006-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-08-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 to 35 years
• Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2
• Access to a working telephone
• Conversant in English
• Written medical clearance from a primary care physician or nurse practitioner, ruling out any pre-existing or complicating medical condition

You may not qualify if…

• Body weight >300 lbs
• Major medical illness (heart, kidney or liver disease; diabetes; cancer; endocrinopathy; psychiatric illness) or other active medical problem
• An obesity-associated genetic syndrome (e.g., Prader-Willi)
• An abnormal screening laboratory test (ALT, creatinine, BUN, hematocrit)
• Fasting blood glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl)
• Taking any prescription medication that affects body weight (glucocorticoids, neuropsychiatric agents), blood pressure, or serum cholesterol concentrations
• Currently smoking (1 cigarette during any of the last 7 days)
• Previous diagnosis of an eating disorder (anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge-eating disorder)
• If female, not pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 18 months and not lactating
• Failure to complete the pre-enrollment visits

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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