Modified Atkins Diet and Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Influende of a Modified Atkins Diet on Glucose Metabolism and Weight Loss in Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00552890

Enrollment

Registered

2007-11-02

Start date

2001-12-31

Completion date

2004-02-29

Last updated

2007-11-02

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Conditions

Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Keywords

obesity, atkins, weight reduction, kidney function

Brief summary

This randomized control trial compared the influence of an Atkins diet to that of the ADA recommended diet on Type 2 diabetic obese patients during a one-year follow-up period

Interventions

OTHERmodified Atkins diet

subjects assigned to follow modified Atkins diet for 1 year

OTHERADA recommended diet

subjects assigned to follow ADA recommended diet for period of 1 year

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

35 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Type 2 diabetic patients age 35-75 years * BMI 30-39.9kg/m * HbA1C\>7% * Not receiving insulin * Micro-albumin excretion\<60 mg/day

Exclusion criteria

* Serum creatinine level \> 1.4 mg per deciliter * Diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg or systolic blood pressure \> 180mmHg * Liver disease * LDL cholesterol \> 160 mg per deciliter despite lipid-lowering treatment * Use of psychiatric medications * Osteoporosis * Cancer * Food allergies, and * Low carbohydrate diet in the past 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
weight loss and glucose control	1 year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
lipid profile, kidney function	1 year

Outcome results

None listed

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