Low Carbohydrate Diet - Effect on Plasma Lipids and Metabolic Markers

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2012 by Oslo University Hospital
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
University of Oslo
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Kjetil Retterstøl, Oslo University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01476436
First received: August 11, 2011
Last updated: April 10, 2012
Last verified: April 2012
  Purpose

Low carbohydrate diet may influence the plasma lipid levels.


Condition Intervention
Overweight and Obesity
Type IIb Hyperlipidaemia
Hypercholesterolemia Aggravated
Other: Low carbohydrate dietary advice
Other: Continue usual diet

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Official Title: Low Carbohydrate Diet - Effect on Plasma Lipids and Metabolic Markers

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Further study details as provided by Oslo University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Percent change in mean LDL-cholesterol after intervention with low carbohydrate diet [ Time Frame: From baseline to study end ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 22
Study Start Date: November 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: November 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Low carbohydrate dietary advice
Advice of a diet low in carbohydrate
Other: Low carbohydrate dietary advice
Dietary advice
Other Name: Dietary advice
Other: Continue usual diet
Blood and urine samples every 3 weeks. Participants continue to eat usual diet with no change in level of physical activity
Other Name: Lifestyle counseling to continue usual diet
Active Comparator: Lifestyle counseling to continue usual diet
Subjects shall continue to eat their usual daily diet with no low carbohydrate intervention
Other: Continue usual diet
Blood and urine samples every 3 weeks. Participants continue to eat usual diet with no change in level of physical activity
Other Name: Lifestyle counseling to continue usual diet

Detailed Description:

Fasting plasma lipids will be measured in healthy volunteer randomized to low carbohydrate diet or usual diet for a period

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy volunteers

Exclusion criteria:

Any disease or use of prescriptional medication

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01476436

Contacts
Contact: Kjetil Retterstøl, MD PhD +47 22851521 kjetil.retterstol@medisin.uio.no
Contact: Kirsten Holven, PhD +47-22851361 kirsten.holven@medisin.uio.no

Locations
Norway
Oslo University Hospital Not yet recruiting
Oslo, Norway
Contact: Kjetil Retterstøl, MD, PhD     +47 22851521     kjetil.retterstol@medisin.uio.no    
Principal Investigator: Kjetil Retterstøl, MD PhD            
Oslo University Hospital Recruiting
Oslo, Norway, 0424
Contact: Kjetil Retterstøl, MD, PhD     +47 22851521     kjetil.retterstol@medisin.uio.no    
Contact: Kirsten Holven, PhD     +47-22851361     kirsten.holven@medisin.uio.no    
Principal Investigator: Kjetil Retterstøl, MD PhD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Oslo University Hospital
University of Oslo
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Kjetil Retterstøl, MD PhD University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Nutrition
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Responsible Party: Kjetil Retterstøl, Associate professor, MD PhD, Oslo University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01476436     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: REK195276
Study First Received: August 11, 2011
Last Updated: April 10, 2012
Health Authority: Norway:National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics

Keywords provided by Oslo University Hospital:
Cardio vascular risk factors

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypercholesterolemia
Hyperlipidemias
Obesity
Overweight
Dyslipidemias
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Overnutrition
Nutrition Disorders
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013