Status:

COMPLETED

Balanced (Egg) Protein During Obesity Reduction: Differential Responses of Insulin Resistance by Race

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Egg Nutrition Center

Conditions:

Pre Diabetes

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the trial is to assess the effects of combining regular, generous intakes of high quality protein (with substantial amounts provided from whole eggs and egg whites) with calorie restric...

Detailed Description

Older (\>60 yrs) men and women (50% African American, 50% white) who are obese (BMI \>30 kg/m2) and have pre-diabetes will be randomly assigned (1:1 ratio; couples randomized together) to one to two t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 60 years
  • Identifies as Caucasian/white or African-American/black
  • Obese body weight (\>30 kg/m2)
  • Able to speak and understand spoken and written English
  • Elevated fasting plasma glucose (≥95 and \<126 mg/dL)
  • Age-normal Kidney function (≥ 45 mL/min/1.73 m2)

Exclusion

  • Body weight \> 224 kg (limit of the BodPod)
  • Treated or untreated diabetes (prior diagnosis, treatment, or fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dL)
  • Presence of unstable, acutely symptomatic, or life-limiting illness
  • Positive screen for dementia using Mini-Cog evaluation tool
  • Neurological conditions causing functional or cognitive impairments
  • History of significant weight instability (defined as \> 10 pounds weight gain or loss over 6 months prior to study participation)
  • Allergy or intolerance to egg products
  • Unwillingness or inability to be randomized to any one of two intervention groups, submit to all study testing, or continuously participate in a randomly assigned lifestyle intervention program for four months
  • Inability to walk independently
  • Unable to give consent
  • Unable to complete written recording forms including journals of eating and exercise behaviors.
  • Current use of the following medications: monoamine oxidase inhibitors, prescription weight loss medications, insulin, metformin or any other hypoglycemic agent
  • Primary Care Physician advises against participation
  • Smoker
  • Unusually or unstable renal function

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 15 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 8 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

99 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03771261

Start Date

June 15 2018

End Date

November 8 2021

Last Update

September 11 2023

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710