NCT06252077Completed
Very Low Ketogenic Diet and Energy Expenditure
Effect of Very Low Ketogenic Diet on Energy Metabolism in Women With Obesity
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Jun 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of the active phase of a very low-calorie ketogenic diet in females with obesity lasting 28 days on body weight, body composition and energy metabolism using a metabolic chamber.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- First submitted
- 23 Jan 2024
- Start date
- 16 Jun 2022
- Primary completion date
- 16 Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pisa
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06252077
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 20
- From 16 Jun 2022 to the primary completion date, 16 Jan 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
- endocrine disorders
- asthma or pulmonary conditions
- cardiovascular disease
- gastrointestinal disease
- liver disease
- kidney diseases
- central nervous system disorders
- neurodegenerative diseases
- psychiatric disorders
- eating disorders
Lab values
- anemia (hemoglobin \< 11 g/dL)
- leucopenia (white blood cells \< 4,000/mcL)
- thrombocytopenia (platelets \< 150,000/mcL)
Other
- alcohol abuse and substance dependence
- pregnancy
- lactation.
Who the study is looking for
- overweight and obesity
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital of Pisa, Endocrinology Unit Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pisa | Italy | Unknown status |
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