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The effect of a low glycaemic diet on weight maintenance for six months following weight loss of more than 5% body weight in overweight and obese patients
ISRCTN ISRCTN54162562
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title The effect of a low glycaemic diet on weight maintenance for six months following weight loss of more than 5% body weight in overweight and obese patients
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0016141081
Study hypothesis To determine if body weight is maintained more effectively for six months when overweight or obese patients with a BMI of 27-50kg/m2 who have already lost 5% of initial body weight or more follow a low glycaemic index diet.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Unpaired, parallel designed randomised controlled study.
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine: Obesity
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Ages 18-65
2. Overweight and obese patients
3. With or without type 2 diabetes
4. With a BMI between 27-50 kg/m2
5. Who have lost 5% or more of their body weight after a weight reduction program
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 16/01/2004
Anticipated end date 15/01/2008
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration
Interventions Low glycaemic index diet vs no diet.
Primary outcome measure(s) To look into the effect of a low GI diet on weight maintenance following weight loss.
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
Own Account NHS R&D Support Funding 2004/05
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Publications
Contact name Dr  Gary  Frost
  Address Nutrition & Dietetics Department
2nd Floor, C Block
Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W12 0HS
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 8383 3048(bleep 9027)
  Fax +44 (0)20 8383 3379
  Email g.frost@imperial.ac.uk
Sponsor Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
  Address The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Fax +44 (0)20 7307 2623
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Date applied 30/09/2005
Last edited 03/03/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 30/09/2005
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