Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammatory Markers

This study has been completed.

First Received: February 8, 2007 No Changes Posted

Sponsored by:	Free Islamic University of Medical Sciences
Information provided by:	Free Islamic University of Medical Sciences
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00433082

Purpose

The metabolic syndrome has been recognized as a proinflammatory state. It has been shown that many different diets such as Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, Foods with low glycemic index and low saturated fat diet, independent of weight loss, may be effective in improving the metabolic syndrome. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on High-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and fibrinogen levels in metabolic syndrome.

Condition	Intervention
Metabolic Syndrome	Behavioral: Ramadan Fasting

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Effect of Fasting With Two Meals on Inflammatory Markers of Metabolic Syndrome

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Diets

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Free Islamic University of Medical Sciences:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Measuring inflammatory markers in metabolic syndrome

Study Start Date:	August 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	November 2006

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Males with metabolic syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

Conditions with insulin resistance including;
Type 2 diabetes mellitus,
Infections,
Stresses,
Uremia,
Acromegaly,
Glucocorticoid excess,
Hypertension ,
Cirrhosis and
Any addiction or drug therapy and conditions witch cause changes in hs-CRP and fibrinogen levels including infection, trauma, infarction, inflammatory arthritis, various neoplasm and liver diseases.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00433082

Sponsors and Collaborators

Free Islamic University of Medical Sciences

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Zahra Vahdat Shariatpanahi, MD

Islamic Free University of Medical Science

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	1345104
Study First Received:	February 8, 2007
Last Updated:	February 8, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00433082 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Iran: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Free Islamic University of Medical Sciences:

Metabolic syndrome,Ramadan,Fasting,Inflammatory markers,
Iran

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes
Disease
Syndrome

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