# A Pilot Study to Determine the Efficacy of a Low Carbohydrate Diet in Treatment of Adolescents With Metabolic Syndrome

> **NCT00940966** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **CAMC Health System** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Elevated Triglycerides
- Systolic Hypertension
- Insulin Resistance
- Abdominal Obesity

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** standard ADA diet
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** energy restricted very-low carbohydrate diet
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** low glycemic diet

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00940966
- **Lead sponsor:** CAMC Health System
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2006-07
- **Primary completion:** 2012-05
- **Final completion:** 2012-05
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2015-02-03


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00940966

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00940966, "A Pilot Study to Determine the Efficacy of a Low Carbohydrate Diet in Treatment of Adolescents With Metabolic Syndrome". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00940966. Licensed CC0.

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