Weight Loss Maintenance of a New Bioactive Compound (Metobes-Long)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2004-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The objective of the present study was to investigate the acute and sub-chronic effect of a supplement containing green tea extract, capsaisin, caffeine, tyrosine and calcium or placebo taken t.i.d on thermogenesis, body fat loss, and fecal fat excretion. Furthermore, if a 8-week supplementation could prevent weight-regain after initial 4-week weight loss.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Copenhagen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy Danish overweight to obese (BMI between 28 and 35 kg/m2), 18 to 70 years of age subjects of both gender. All subjects must be weight stable (within 3-kg) 2 months prior to study inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

• smokers, athletic, daily use of medication except for anticonception and antihypertensive compounds, blood pressure above 165/95 mmHg