Effect of Low Carbohydrate Versus Low Fat Diet in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Obese Children With Metabolic Syndrome

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Conditions studied: Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Dyslipidemias

In brief

Two-arm, parallel design with children between the ages of 10 - 18 with obesity and metabolic syndrome randomized (15 per group) to reduced-carbohydrate diet or a reduced-fat diet for 8 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03937960

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

30

Starts

2020-01-01

Expected to finish

2021-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2022-12-22

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient on medications known to induce dyslipidemia (systemic steroids, immunosuppressants)
• Pregnancy
• Untreated thyroid disease, heart disease, cancer, kidney disease
• Children on statin/fibrate treatments or other lipid-lowering medications
• Prior surgical procedure for weight control or current weight loss medication

Where it is running

• Bhuvana Sunil — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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