Comparison Between Low Carbohydrate Diet and Traditionally Recommended Diabetic Diet in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2.

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01005498

Acronym

VÄSTKOST

Enrollment

Registered

2009-11-02

Start date

2009-03-31

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2011-12-06

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Conditions

Diabetes

Keywords

Low carbohydrate diet. Dietary treatment of diabetes mellitus., Diabetes mellitus type 2 and dietary treatment.

Brief summary

The purpose of the clinical trial is to investigate whether low carbohydrate diet is better than the traditional diabetic diet in the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2, for blood sugar and body weight.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTLow carbohydrate - high fat diet

The diet has an energy content of 1600 kcal or 1800, with 50% from fat, 20% from carbohydrates and 30% from proteins.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTHigh carbohydrate - low fat diet

The diet has an energy content of 1600 or 1800 kcal, with 30% from fat, 55-60% from carbohydrates and 10-15% from proteins.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Diabetes mellitus type 2

Exclusion criteria

* Severe psychiatric disease or difficulties in understanding Swedish language.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Laboratory findings and body composition	2 years

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 26, 2026