The Energy Balance Study

NCT ID: NCT01029483

Last Updated: 2009-12-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

39 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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Very low carbohydrate diets and high-complex carbohydrate, low-fat diets are popular weight-loss methods in the United States. The purpose of the Energy Balance Study is to explore how extreme differences in diet affect eating behaviors, activity and calorie-use, and body composition.

We will conduct a controlled feeding study (all food will be provided for the duration of the study) in which obese adults will be randomly assigned to one of three dietary groups: a low-carbohydrate-eat as much as you like diet, a high-carbohydrate-eat as much as you like diet, or a high-carbohydrate-calorie-restricted diet. The low-carbohydrate diet will be modeled after the Induction Phase of the Atkins Diet. The high carbohydrate diet will be based on the "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)" diet. During the first 3 weeks, participants will eat a typical diet adjusted so that they neither gain or lose weight. Then, for 6 weeks, they will eat their assigned research diet. Resting calorie use and body composition measurements will be taken at the end of week 2 and week 9. Frequent blood sampling for 24 hours will be done through a catheter (tube) placed in an arm vein at the end of weeks 2 and week 9 and for 12 hours at the end of week 3.

Change in body composition, activity and energy expenditure, and blood components known to influence eating behavior will be measured under typical diet conditions and after one-day and 6 weeks of the research diet.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity

Keywords

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Obesity Weight loss low carbohydrate diets high complex carbohydrate diets Healthy adults Body composition Energy Expenditure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Low carbohydrate diet

6 week ad libitum low carbohydrate diet; research diet provided at 120% of estimated energy requirement for weight maintenance; carbohydrate intake limited to 28g/d

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Low carbohydrate diet

Intervention Type OTHER

Ad libitum low carbohydrate diet (\<28g carbohydrate/day). Participants provided with research diet at 120% of estimated energy needs for weight maintenance and allowed to eat as much or as little of the food desired.

High Carbohydrate Diet-ad libitum

High complex carbohydrate diet (55% carbohydrate, 18% protein, 27% fat. 120% of estimated energy needs for weight maintenance provided, participants allowed to eat as much or as little as desired to satisfy appetite

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

High-carbohydrate ad libitum intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants provided with a high complex carbohydrate diet (55% carbohydrate, 18% protein, and 27% fat) at 120% of estimated energy needs for weight maintenance and allowed to eat as much or as little of the foods provided as desired

High Carbohydrate Diet-Energy-matched

High carbohydrate diet (55% carbohydrate, 18% protein and 27% fat). Energy intake restricted to \~68% of energy needs for weight maintenance. Participants required to eat all food provided and nothing else

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

High carbohydrate diet-energy matched intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants provided a high complex carbohydrate diet (55% carbohydrate, 18% protein, and 27% fat) at \~70% of estimated energy needs to maintain weight. Participants required to eat all food provided and nothing else.

Interventions

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Low carbohydrate diet

Ad libitum low carbohydrate diet (\<28g carbohydrate/day). Participants provided with research diet at 120% of estimated energy needs for weight maintenance and allowed to eat as much or as little of the food desired.

Intervention Type OTHER

High-carbohydrate ad libitum intervention

Participants provided with a high complex carbohydrate diet (55% carbohydrate, 18% protein, and 27% fat) at 120% of estimated energy needs for weight maintenance and allowed to eat as much or as little of the foods provided as desired

Intervention Type OTHER

High carbohydrate diet-energy matched intervention

Participants provided a high complex carbohydrate diet (55% carbohydrate, 18% protein, and 27% fat) at \~70% of estimated energy needs to maintain weight. Participants required to eat all food provided and nothing else.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Low CHO diet Atkins Diet High CHO-ad lib diet DASH-ad lib diet High CHO energy-matched diet DASH energy-mathched diet

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* BMI; 30-50 kg/m2
* Age at least 21 years
* Relative good health

Exclusion Criteria

* Major debilitating mental or physical illness that would interfere with participation
* Renal or hepatic disease, diabetes
* History of gallbladder disease/removal
* Hyper-or hypothyroidism
* Poorly controlled hypertension
* Use of lipid lowering medications
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Current excessive use of alcohol
* Current/recent chronic use of tobacco
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Kaiser Permanente

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oregon Health and Science University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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OHSU

Principal Investigators

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Diane D Stadler, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Oregon Health and Science University

Other Identifiers

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R21AT002753

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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