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High sugar/ 3 meals a day for Obesity

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Led By Jean-Marc Schwarz, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up after 10-day dietary period
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study how different diets affect the amount of fat people's bodies make, the types of fats in their blood, and how much fat is stored in their liver.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obesity

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~after 10-day dietary period
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and after 10-day dietary period for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Effect of meal composition on fractional de novo lipogenesis (fatty acid synthesis)
Secondary outcome measures
Effect of meal frequency on fractional de novo lipogenesis (fatty acid synthesis)
Other outcome measures
Lipids and lipoproteins in the blood
Liver fat content

Trial Design

6Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: High sugar/nibbleExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Diet high in simple sugar fed as 8 small meals daily
Group II: High sugar/meal feedExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Diet high in simple sugar fed as two large meals daily
Group III: High sugar/3 meals a dayExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Diet high in simple sugar fed as 3 meals a day
Group IV: High fat/nibbleExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Diet high in fat fed as 8 small meals daily
Group V: High fat/meal feedExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Diet high in fat fed as two large meals daily
Group VI: High fat/ 3 meals a dayExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Diet high in fat fed as 3 meals a day

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San FranciscoLead Sponsor
2,505 Previous Clinical Trials
15,237,507 Total Patients Enrolled
34 Trials studying Obesity
11,001 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Touro University, CaliforniaOTHER
7 Previous Clinical Trials
1,014 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Obesity
36 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Jean-Marc Schwarz, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorTouro University, California
3 Previous Clinical Trials
137 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
California
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
University of California, San Franciso, San Francisco General Hospital
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Dietary Treatment Study of Fat Synthesis and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
2013. "Dietary Treatment Study of Fat Synthesis and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02075710.
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