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Last refreshed on: 28 April 2015
Main ID:  NCT02416960
Date of registration: 07/04/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Public title: Effect of the Glycemic Index of Diet on Metabolic and Reproductive Parameters in Overweight and Obese Infertile Women
Scientific title: Effect of a Hypocaloric Diet With Different Glycemic Indexes on Ghrelin and Leptin Levels, Metabolic Parameters, and Reproductive Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Infertile Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Date of first enrolment: January 2012
Target sample size: 45
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02416960
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Brazil
Contacts
Name:     Cileide C Moulin, PhD
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Affiliation:  UFRGS/HCPA
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnose of female infertility and indication for treatment with in vitro
fertilization

- Body Mass Index (BMI) equal or greater than 30 kg/m² or BMI > 25 kg/m² with increased
waist circumference (> 80 cm);

- Being not treated (diet) for weight loss/gain and maintaining stable body weight in
the three months prior to the study;

- Not having stomach/digestive problems

- Not having the knowledge of cardiovascular disease history;

- Non-smokers;

- Not using any medication.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with BMI equal or higher than 40 kg/m² (morbid obesity)

- Patients who are already receiving some type of nutritional intervention

- Patients with co-morbidities that may interfere with reproductive capacity (genetic
and/or endocrine disorders, diabetes mellitus, cancer, liver or kidney failure),
alcoholics, individuals who have contact (work) with heavy metals or chemicals
(exposure to solvents and pesticides)

- Lack of adherence to the proposed dietary treatment



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 35 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Female Infertility
Obesity
Intervention(s)
Other: Conventional Diet Group
Other: Low Glycemic Index Diet Group
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical Pregnancy Rate [Time Frame: up to 18 weeks - in average, two weeks after the end of the in vitro fertilization cycle]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Number of Oocytes Retrieved [Time Frame: between 12 and 16 weeks, during the in vitro fertilization cycle]
Embryo Quality [Time Frame: between 12 and 16 weeks, during the in vitro fertilization cycle]
Leptin Levels (ng/mL) [Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks]
Body Fat Percentage (%) [Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks]
Percentage of Fertilized Oocytes (%) [Time Frame: between 12 and 16 weeks, during the in vitro fertilization cycle]
Acylated Ghrelin Levels (pg/dL) [Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks]
HOMA-IR index (Homeostasis Model Assessment) [Time Frame: baseline and 12 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
11-0326
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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