Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation on Cytokine Profile in Obesity
Lead Sponsor:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-52 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
In this double blind placebo controlled trial,cytokine secretion of CD4+ T-cells after 4 month supplementation of vitamin A will be compared with placebo intaking group.
Detailed Description
Obesity is a chronic disease consisting of the increase in body fat stores. Obesity is an important health concern because of its well known relationships with metabolic and endocrine disorders such a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- waist to hip ratio \>0.8 and BMI\>30 kg/m2 for obese individuals waist to hip ratio \<0.8 and BMI 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m2 for Non obese individuals
Exclusion
- subjects who have diseases which affect on Th1/Th2 balance such as asthma, active viral infections, and autoimmune diseases, OR
- subjects with pregnancy, lactation, menopause, diabetes
- subjects who have allergy to vitamin A compounds, OR
- subjects who have used vitamin supplements or in last 3 months, OR
- subjects with morbid obesity(BMI \>40 kg/m2),OR
- overweight subjects (25 \<BMI\<29.9 kg/m2)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01405352
Start Date
February 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2013
Last Update
July 29 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran