Completed

Phase 3
Age: 8Years - 10Years
All Genders
ID00000459

Led by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · Updated on 2016-05-05

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Participants Needed

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Research Sites

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Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

To assess the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and safety of dietary intervention in free-living children ages 8-10 with elevated low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC)

Who Can Participate

Age: 8Years - 10Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

Children, ages 8 to 10, with elevated LDL-C levels.

Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety

Trial Site Locations

Site Locations not provided

Location information for this trial is currently unavailable.

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

N/A

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

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Primary Purpose

PREVENTION

Number of Arms

0

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Published Research Related To This Trial

Dietary intervention study in children (DISC) with elevated low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol. Design and baseline characteristics. DISC Collaborative Research Group.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8275216

Efficacy and safety of lowering dietary intake of fat and cholesterol in children with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC). The Writing Group for the DISC Collaborative Research Group.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7723156

Effects of diet and sexual maturation on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol during puberty: the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC).

P O Kwiterovich, B A Barton, R P McMahon...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9355889

Maternal acceptability of a dietary intervention designed to lower children's intake of saturated fat and cholesterol: the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC).

T M Reimers, K M Brown, L Van Horn...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9434647

A brief motivational intervention to improve dietary adherence in adolescents. The Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC) Research Group.

S M Berg-Smith, V J Stevens, K M Brown...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10539230