Clinical trialNCT04045353TerminatedInterventional

A Study of a Low-Carbohydrate Diet to Improve Maternal Health After Childbirth

SponsorThe University of Texas Medical Branch, GalvestonEnrollment11Insulin SensitivityObesityPostpartum Weight Retention

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Summary

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The study is evaluating the effects of a standard diet to a low carbohydrate diet in obese women after having a baby. The purpose of the study is to determine if a low carbohydrate diet is associated with improvement in insulin sensitivity in postpartum women.

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Investigators

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Antonio Saad, MD
University of Texas
Principal Investigator
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Ashley Salazar, WHNP
University of Texas
Study Director
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Sara O Jacobs, MD
University of Texas
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 20 Dec 2019
Primary completion: 1 Jul 2022
Completion: 1 Jul 2022
Last update posted: 18 Apr 2023
Registered enrollment: 11
Registry id: NCT04045353

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