# Muscle-Sparing Effect Of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) During a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)

> **NCT02427529** · PHASE1,PHASE2 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Dr. Emma's Corporation** · enrollment: 59 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- HCG

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
- **DRUG:** Placebo
- **OTHER:** Low calorie diet

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02427529
- **Lead sponsor:** Dr. Emma's Corporation
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE1,PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2011-05
- **Primary completion:** 2012-12
- **Final completion:** 2012-12
- **Target enrollment:** 59 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2015-04-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02427529

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02427529, "Muscle-Sparing Effect Of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) During a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02427529. Licensed CC0.

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