A High Protein Diet and Weight Maintenance

The Use of a High Protein Diet in Achieving Long-Term Weight Loss and Improved Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00625235

Enrollment

180

Registered

2008-02-28

Start date

2003-07-31

Completion date

2006-01-31

Last updated

2008-02-28

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Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Obesity, Weight loss, Weight maintenance, VLED

Brief summary

An investigation into long term weight maintenance using a high protein or high carbohydrate diet, after a large and rapid weight loss.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTVLED followed by a high protein or high carbohydrate diet

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* healthy men and women with a BMI \>27kg/m2 with co-morbities or BMI \>30kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

* people with Type II diabetes or other endocrine disorders, women who were pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body weight	12 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cardiovascular risk factors	12 months

Countries

Australia

Outcome results

None listed

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