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| Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre | OTHER |
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Investigate if low carb diet could increase serum testosterone level in hypogonadic men
Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of low carb diet in men with metabolic syndrome and low testosterone level. The inclusion criteria is men with metabolic syndrome and serum total testosterone below 300 ng/dL. They will randomized to perform a low carb diet or a traditional low fat diet for metabolic syndrome. The follow up will be of three months with a once a month visit. Even though these men will be looked at their sexuality and life style. They will be monitoring by urologists and nutritionists during the study.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention | Active Comparator | low carb diet |
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| Control | No Intervention | traditional low fat diet |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| low carb diet | Behavioral | low carb diet |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| testosterone | serum total testosterone level | three months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| IIEF 5 | International Index of Erectile Function 5 | three months |
| AMS | Age male Symptom score | three months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Brasil S Neto, MD, PhD | Hospital de Clínicas Porto Alegre | Study Chair |
| Caio S Schmitt, MD | Hospital Moinhos de Vento and Hospital de Clínicas Porto Alegre | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital de Clínicas Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | 90035-903 | Brazil |
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| ID | Term |
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| D024821 | Metabolic Syndrome |
| D007006 | Hypogonadism |
| ID | Term |
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| D007333 | Insulin Resistance |
| D006946 | Hyperinsulinism |
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
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Randomized Controlled Trial
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| D009750 |
| Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D006058 | Gonadal Disorders |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |