Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammatory Markers

• Sponsor: Free Islamic University of Medical Sciences (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00433082
• Collaborator: (none)
• Duration (Months): 3

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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 or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Metabolic Syndrome	Behavioral: Ramadan Fasting	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Effect of Fasting With Two Meals on Inflammatory Markers of Metabolic Syndrome
• Study Start Date: Aug 1, 2006
• Study Completion Date: Nov 1, 2006

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Measuring inflammatory markers in metabolic syndrome []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: N/A and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: Male
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

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

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Free Islamic University of Medical Sciences

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Zahra Vahdat Shariatpanahi, MD, Islamic Free University of Medical Science

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00433082
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1345104
• First Posted: Feb 9, 2007
• Last Update Posted: Feb 9, 2007
• Last Verified: Feb 1, 2007

• Keywords provided by , ,: Metabolic syndrome,Ramadan,Fasting,Inflammatory markers,; Iran
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Metabolic Syndrome; Syndrome

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 9, 2007