Nutritional Restriction and Activity Thermogenesis

April 1, 2011 updated by: Mayo Clinic
These studies will provide us with enormous insight regarding how obese patients adapt energetically during negative energy balance. We will gain fundamental information regarding the metabolic implications of combining food restriction with a walking program compatible to that advocated by statutory agencies. These studies will lead to improved understanding of the energetic adaptation that occurs during negative energy balance and how best to treat patients with obesity.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

90

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 55 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Ninety sedentary subjects, aged 25-55, who live <10 miles from Rochester will be recruited. This age range has been selected to enable us to study individuals at the peak age-range of obesity and over-weight prevalence and to avoid issues of menopause. Subjects will not be eligible for consideration if they take two or more bouts of exercise/week or participate in sports for more than 2 hours/week. Subjects with predicted weight maintenance energy requirements of <2000 kcal/day will have been excluded at screening. This is because when we come to underfeeding by 1000 kcal/day, we want to avoid feeding any volunteer <1000 kcal/day, for safety & compliance reasons.

(A) LEAN: 30 (15F,15M) lean subjects; BMI <25 kg/m2. Each lean subject will be individually matched for height (+3cm) and age (+3 years) to an obese subject so as to establish comparable groupings for body size. Subjects will have been weight-stable for six months (B) OBESE: 30 (15F,15M) obese subjects; BMI 30-35 kg/m2. Subjects will have been weight-stable for six months (C) POST-OBESE: 30 (15F,15M) patients will have had a previous BMI >30 kg/m2 and a weight loss sufficient to achieve a BMI of <26 kg/m2 maintained for at least 2 months (with weight fluctuation during this period of <1 kg) (94). We will attempt to match these subjects to the obese subjects as described above.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis
Time Frame: Weeks 2 and 11, each period
Weeks 2 and 11, each period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Body weight
Time Frame: Daily
Daily
Body Composition
Time Frame: Weeks 2 and 11, each period
Weeks 2 and 11, each period

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: James A Levine, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 21, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 22, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

July 23, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 5, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2011

Last Verified

April 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DK63226 (completed)
  • R01DK063226 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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