Curves 30/30 Study
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Weight Loss
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine whether following a high carbohydrate/low fat diet or high protein/low fat diet for 30-days several times during six months of participating in the Curves fitness and diet program with or without dietary calcium supplementation promotes stepwise reductions in body weight, improvements in body composition, and/or improvements in markers of fitness and health.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04344821
- Run by
- Texas A&M University
- People needed
- 57
- Starts
- 2009-05-18
- Expected to finish
- 2012-05-03
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-04-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participant is female;
- Participant is post-menopausal;
- Participant is between the ages of 18 and 45;
- Participant is sedentary, overweight (BMI > 27) and post-menopausal;
You may not qualify if…
- Participant has any metabolic disorders including known electrolyte abnormalities, heart disease, arrhythmias, diabetes, or thyroid disease;
- Participant has a history of hypertension, hepatorenal, musculoskeletal, autoimmune or neurological disease;
- Participant is taking thyroid, hyperlipidemic, hypoglycemic, anti-hypertensive or androgenic medications;
- Participant has taken ergogenic levels of nutritional supplements that may affect muscle mass (i.e., creatine, HMB, etc.), anabolic/catabolic hormone levels (i.e., androstenedione, DHEA, etc.) or weight loss (i.e., ephedra, thermogenics, etc.) within three months prior to the start of the study;
- Participant is consistently taking 500 mg or more of a Calcium supplement per day;
- Participant is receiving Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT);
- Participant is involved in a planned exercise program within 3 - 6 months prior to the start of the study;
- Participant has lost > 20 lbs. within the last 3 - 6 months;
Where it is running
- Exercise & Sport Nutrition Laboratory — College Station, Texas, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.