Clinical Trial â Mediterranean Diet for Obese Older Adults â Diet
Obesity in the elderly are more likely to cause cognitive decline and dementia. A healthy dietary pattern is beneficial to lower this risk significantly. This test is to figure out how changes in dietary habits in the case of Mediterranean diet influence weight and cognitive functioning of aged people over a 6-month follow-up period.
| Study Type  : | Interventional  (Clinical Trial) |
| Estimated Enrollment  : | 180 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | Single (Participant) |
| Primary Purpose: | Other |
| Official Title: | Mediterranean Diet, Weight Loss, and Cognition in Obese Older Adults |
| Study Start Date  : | September 1, 2016 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date  : | April 1, 2020 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date  : | March 1, 2021 |
Contacts
| Contact: Marian Fitzgibbon, PhD | (312)996-9028 | mlf@uic.edu | |
| Contact: Lara Blumstein, MA | (312)996-9028 | lbb@uic.edu |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03129048 |
For enrollment please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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