Low Glycemic Load Diets in Latino Children at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (COOL Kids)
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Purpose
The purpose of this study are to:
- compare two diet plans - a low-glycemic load (low-GL) diet and a low-fat diet. A low-GL diet is expected to keep blood sugar levels more normal, and because the sugar levels stay normal, prevent rapid rises of insulin in the blood. We want to test if Hispanic children at-risk for type 2 diabetes who are given a low-GL diet will have less insulin resistance, will lose more weight, and will decrease their chance of getting type 2 diabetes.
- compare the effects of Low-GL and high-GL meals on appetitive, hormonal, and metabolic responses of obese Hispanic youth under controlled, standardized conditions. We want to test if children fed low-GL meals would have lower glucose and lower insulin responses, report less hunger and consume less energy than those fed high-GL meals.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Obesity Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Behavioral: Low Glycemic Load Diet versus Low Fat Diet |
Phase 2 Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Low Glycemic Load Diets in Latino Children at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes |
- Change in insulin sensitivity between the two dietary arms [ Time Frame: at 3-, 12- and 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in BMI z-score between the two dietary groups [ Time Frame: 3-, 12-, and 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in body fat mass, lipid assay (LDL cholesterol, TG, FFA) between the two dietary arms [ Time Frame: 3-, 12-, and 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Differences in subjective, hormonal, and metabolic between the two dietary arms [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Enrollment: | 113 |
| Study Start Date: | October 2003 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2010 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | April 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: Low glycemic load dietary plan
The subjects and their parents will be given instructions, and specific examples, to lower the glycemic load of their diets by replacing high-GI sources of carbohydrates with low-GI food sources, replacing energy from carbohydrate with energy from protein and fat, and attempt to balance meals and snacks with low-GI carbohydrate, proteins and low-fat food sources. The objective will be to achieve macronutrient composition for the low-GL diet of 45-50% low-GI carbohydrates, 20-25% protein, and 30-35% fat. All subjects will receive sessions on behavior modification, increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior. At 3 months, subjects will be admitted to the GCRC for a 24 hour period for a meal study. They will be given standardized low-glycemic load diet for dinner, breakfast and lunch, followed by an ad lib snack platter. Their subjective, hormonal and metabolic responses will be serially measured. |
Behavioral: Low Glycemic Load Diet versus Low Fat Diet
We propose a randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a low-glycemic load diet versus low-fat diet on insulin sensitivity, body composition, and other hormonal and biochemical measures. The culturally competent and family-based Intervention program has a dietary experimental component (low-glycemic load versus low-fat diet), as well as elements of physical activity, reduction in sedentary behavior and behavior modification. The nutrition training sessions are divided into 12 modules taught over a 12-week course. Care has been taken to make the content and intensity of the low-fat and low-glycemic load programs comparable. Both treatments include 12 weekly sessions, followed by nine monthly, and four 3-monthly sessions. Participants are obese (BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex) Hispanic American children ages 7-14 years. |
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Active Comparator: Low fat diet
For the low fat diet, subjects and their parents will be given instructions, and specific examples, to lower the fat content of their diet. The composition of the low-fat diet will be targeted to achieve 55-60% carbohydrates (with no discrimination by their glycemic index), 15-20% protein and 25-30% fat. All recruited children will receive sessions on behavior modification, increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior. At 3 months, subjects will be admitted to the GCRC for a 24 hour period for a meal study. They will be given standardized high-glycemic load diet for dinner, breakfast and lunch, followed by an ad lib snack platter. Their subjective, hormonal and metabolic responses will be serially measured. |
Behavioral: Low Glycemic Load Diet versus Low Fat Diet
We propose a randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a low-glycemic load diet versus low-fat diet on insulin sensitivity, body composition, and other hormonal and biochemical measures. The culturally competent and family-based Intervention program has a dietary experimental component (low-glycemic load versus low-fat diet), as well as elements of physical activity, reduction in sedentary behavior and behavior modification. The nutrition training sessions are divided into 12 modules taught over a 12-week course. Care has been taken to make the content and intensity of the low-fat and low-glycemic load programs comparable. Both treatments include 12 weekly sessions, followed by nine monthly, and four 3-monthly sessions. Participants are obese (BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex) Hispanic American children ages 7-14 years. |
Show Detailed Description Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 7 Years to 14 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Hispanic children aged 7-14 years with BMI >= 95th percentile at risk for T2DM and who are otherwise healthy
- Ethnicity will be by self-identification with the Hispanic or Latino cultural group by the subject's parents and both sets of grandparents.
- At risk for T2DM defined as a positive family history of T2DM plus insulin resistance (fasting hyperinsulinemia ≥ 15 uIU/mL) or impaired glucose tolerance (fasting glucose >110 mg/dl, or 2-hour postglucose challenge >140 mg/dl).
- Only one child per family will be eligible to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- pre-existing T2DM
- Cushing syndrome
- untreated hypothyroidism
- pervasive developmental disorder
- severe asthma
- severe untreated depression
- use of medications that promote weight gain or loss
- obesity-associated genetic syndromes (e.g. Prader Willi syndrome)
Contacts and Locations| United States, District of Columbia | |
| Children's National Medical Center | |
| Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Nazrat M Mirza, MD, ScD | Children's Research Institute |
More Information
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Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| Responsible Party: | Nazrat Mirza, PI, Children's Research Institute |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01068197 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | K23RR022227; IRB # 3195 |
| Study First Received: | February 11, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | April 5, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Children's Research Institute:
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Low Glycemic Load diet Low Glycemic Index diet Low Fat diet Obese Hispanic American children and adolescents At risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Obesity Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |
Overnutrition Nutrition Disorders Overweight Body Weight Signs and Symptoms |
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