The Effects of Including Almonds in a Weight Loss Trial

The Effects of Including Almonds in an Energy-restricted Diet on Weight, Abdominal Fat Loss, Blood Pressure, and Cognitive Function

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02360787

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-11

Start date

2012-10-31

Completion date

2017-08-31

Last updated

2018-01-18

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Conditions

Overweight, Obesity

Keywords

Almonds, Energy restriction, Obesity, Body weight, Body fat, Blood pressure, Cognitive function

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether inclusion of almonds in a weight loss regimen will augment the rate of weight loss, promote a greater fat mass/fat-free mass ratio of weight loss, improve blood pressure and ameliorate the post-lunch dip in cognitive function.

Detailed description

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAlmonds (15% kcal/day)

BEHAVIORALEnergy restriction

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Adult participants * Overweight or obese (BMI 25-40 kg/m2) * Fasting blood glucose ≤6.9 mmol/L via capillary finger-stick blood samples * No nut allergies * Willing to comply to study protocol and to eat test meals

Exclusion criteria

Those not meeting inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Anthropometric measurements	12 weeks	Changes in body weight, BMI, fat mass, waist circumference and abdominal height over 12 weeks
Blood pressure	12 weeks	Blood pressure measurements assessed at baseline, week-4, week-8 and week-12
Post-lunch cognitive function	12 weeks	Cognitive function assessments will be performed after a standard lunch at baseline and week 12

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Fasting blood biochemistries	12 weeks	Fasting glucose, insulin, lipids and vitamin E over 12 weeks
Physical activity	12 weeks	Physical activity assessed at baseline, week-4, week-8 and week-12
Dietary intake	10 weeks	Dietary intakes assessed at baseline, week-1, week-2, week-3, week-4, week-6, week-8 and week-10
Appetite ratings	12 weeks	Appetite ratings assessed at baseline, week-4, week-8 and week-12

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 11, 2026