low glycemic diet in obese children

The effect of low glycemic index diet in the form of traditional Indian millets in obese children: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/11/029252

Enrollment

100

Registered

2020-11-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E660- Obesity due to excess calories

Interventions

Intervention1: Low glycemic diet: Parents will be educated about glycemic index (GI) and the GI of various food items, the benefits of a low GI diet Parents will be asked to change the flour used to m

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Obese patients BMI > 27 of adult cut-off by IAP 2015 Growth charts

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with Intellectual sub-normality 2. Children with underlying chronic disease or medications (anti-epileptic drugs, thyroxine, steroids, metformin) affecting weight gain 3. Suspected pathological cause of obesity 4. Extreme obesity with BMI > 35

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction of BMI by 1 kg/m2Timepoint: 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Laboratory investigations: fasting insulin, blood sugar, oral glucose tolerance test, HOMA-IR, lipid profile, markers of inflammation (HS-CRP, TNF-alpha, IL-6), adiponectin, liver function tests. Body composition analysis by DEXA scan for calculation of fat-mass and fat-Timepoint: 3 and 6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRajni Sharma

Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

drrajnisharma@yahoo.com9811334144

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026