NCT00360516

Brief Summary

If eating a "Paleolithic" diet helps improve these diseases, this would be the first step in both improving people's health as they get older as well as contributing to future national dietary guidelines for Americans.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
10

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2005

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

Click on a node to explore related trials.

Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2005

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 2, 2006

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 4, 2006

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2007

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

June 29, 2011

Status Verified

June 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

August 2, 2006

Last Update Submit

June 28, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

healthy volunteers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • validation of algorithm to predict diet net acid load

    measuring 24-hour net acid and comparing this to the estimated diet acid load using one of several algorithms

    1year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • effects of a "Paleolithic" diet on exercise capacity, vascular reactivity, lactate production during exercise, glucose and lipid profiles and

    1 year

Interventions

metabolic (nutrient controlled) diet

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 55 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Age \>= 18 years and \<= 55 years
  • On no medications
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 29.9 kg/m2
  • Normal renal and hepatic function
  • Subjects who report moderate intensity exercising \<= three times a week for 30 minutes or less, who then qualify by exercise testing with a VO2max at or below age- and gender-matched controls

You may not qualify if:

  • Subjects who must follow a specific diet
  • Subjects on any daily medications
  • Subjects unwilling to follow the diet specified
  • Subjects unable to do the exercise testing
  • Pregnant women
  • Subjects who are unable to understand the consent form.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

UCSF 505 Parnassus Ave

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Sebastian A, Frassetto LA, Sellmeyer DE, Merriam RL, Morris RC Jr. Estimation of the net acid load of the diet of ancestral preagricultural Homo sapiens and their hominid ancestors. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Dec;76(6):1308-16. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/76.6.1308.

    PMID: 12450898BACKGROUND
  • Frassetto L, Morris RC Jr, Sellmeyer DE, Todd K, Sebastian A. Diet, evolution and aging--the pathophysiologic effects of the post-agricultural inversion of the potassium-to-sodium and base-to-chloride ratios in the human diet. Eur J Nutr. 2001 Oct;40(5):200-13. doi: 10.1007/s394-001-8347-4.

    PMID: 11842945BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Metabolic Networks and PathwaysDiet

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

MetabolismNutritional Physiological PhenomenaDiet, Food, and NutritionPhysiological Phenomena

Study Officials

  • Lynda A Frassetto

    University of California, San Francisco

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2006

First Posted

August 4, 2006

Study Start

November 1, 2005

Primary Completion

September 1, 2007

Study Completion

December 1, 2007

Last Updated

June 29, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-06

Locations