Low Carbohydrate Diet - Effect on Plasma Lipids and Metabolic Markers

October 4, 2018 updated by: Kjetil Retterstøl, Oslo University Hospital
Low carbohydrate diet may influence the plasma lipid levels.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Fasting plasma lipids will be measured in healthy volunteer randomized to low carbohydrate diet or usual diet for a period

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Norway
      • Oslo, Norway
        • Oslo University Hospital
      • Oslo, Norway, 0424
        • Oslo University Hospital

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

18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy volunteers

Exclusion criteria:

Any disease or use of prescriptional medication

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: LCHF diet
Advice of a diet low in carbohydrate
Other: Low carbohydrate dietary advice
Dietary advice
Other Names:
  • Dietary advice
Other: Continue usual diet
Dietary advice
Other Names:
  • Lifestyle counseling to continue usual diet
Active Comparator: Usual diet
Subjects shall continue to eat their usual daily diet with no low carbohydrate intervention
Other: Continue usual diet
Dietary advice
Other Names:
  • Lifestyle counseling to continue usual diet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percent change in mean LDL-cholesterol after intervention with low carbohydrate diet
Time Frame: From baseline to study end
From baseline to study end

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oslo University Hospital

Collaborators

University of Oslo

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kjetil Retterstøl, MD PhD, University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Nutrition

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 22, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

September 22, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 11, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 17, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

November 22, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 9, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2018

Last Verified

October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REK195276

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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