Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Gut Microbiota and Fat Distribution

Lead Sponsor:

University of Roma La Sapienza

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Short-term interventions that use very low-calorie ketogenic diets and meal replacements may be prescribed for selected overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Few, inconsist...

Detailed Description

Short-term interventions that use very low-calorie ketogenic diets and meal replacements may be prescribed for selected overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Few, inconsist...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • obesity (BMI 30-40)
  • newly-diagnosed and untreated type 2 diabetes (fasting plasma glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 6.5 mmol/L) or impaired fasting glycemia (fasting plasma glucose from 110mg/dl to 125mg/dl).
  • stable body weight in the previous 3 months

Exclusion

  • known hypersensitivity to one or more components used in the protocol products; history of renal, cardiac, cerebrovascular or gastrointestinal diseases; psychiatric disturbances; hydroelectrolytic alterations, diagnosis of type 1 diabetes lack of informed consent; history of or planned weight loss surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04019431

Start Date

July 1 2019

End Date

November 1 2019

Last Update

May 17 2022

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Sapienza University of Rome

Roma, RM, Italy, 00161