Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammatory Markers

Effect of Fasting With Two Meals on Inflammatory Markers of Metabolic Syndrome

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00433082

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2007-02-09

Start date

2006-08-31

Completion date

2006-11-30

Last updated

2007-02-09

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Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome

Keywords

Metabolic syndrome,Ramadan,Fasting,Inflammatory markers,, Iran

Brief summary

The metabolic syndrome has been recognized as a proinflammatory state. It has been shown that many different diets such as Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, Foods with low glycemic index and low saturated fat diet, independent of weight loss, may be effective in improving the metabolic syndrome. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on High-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and fibrinogen levels in metabolic syndrome.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALRamadan Fasting

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Males with metabolic syndrome

Exclusion criteria

* Conditions with insulin resistance including; * Type 2 diabetes mellitus, * Infections, * Stresses, * Uremia, * Acromegaly, * Glucocorticoid excess, * Hypertension , * Cirrhosis and * Any addiction or drug therapy and conditions witch cause changes in hs-CRP and fibrinogen levels including infection, trauma, infarction, inflammatory arthritis, various neoplasm and liver diseases.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measuring inflammatory markers in metabolic syndrome	—

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026