Status:
UNKNOWN
Overnight Weight Loss and Sleep Structure
Lead Sponsor:
Associacao Fundo de Incentivo a Psicofarmcologia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Conditions:
Obesity
Healthy
Eligibility:
MALE
21-35 years
Brief Summary
The objectives of the present study are: 1. to evaluate if overnight weight loss is dependent on sleep structure assessed by polysomnography; 2. to compare weight loss rate during sleep and awake res...
Detailed Description
Weight loss can be caused by loss of body mass due to metabolism and by water loss as insensible water loss, sweating, or excretion in feces and urine. Eighty-three percent of the total weight loss is...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- normal and obese volunteers
Exclusion
- serious medical or neurological condition
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00915642
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
August 3 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Instituto do Sono / Associacao Fundo de Incentivo a Psicofarmacologia
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 04020-060