Effect of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Body Fat in Overweight Children

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Conjugated linoleic acid

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00575991

H2006-0300

Details and patient eligibility

About

The prevalence of overweight children has increased dramatically over the last decade, and many overweight children will remain overweight as adults. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a naturally occurring dietary fatty acid, has shown promising results in reducing body fat among adults, and we propose to test the efficacy of CLA supplementation on body fat accretion in 6 to 10 year old children who are overweight or at risk of overweight.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 6 to 10 years
• body mass index greater than 85th percentile
• Tanner stage I

Exclusion criteria

• medical condition
• dairy allergy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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62 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

A

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Conjugated linoleic acid

B

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Conjugated linoleic acid