drugset / Trial / NCT02427529
Muscle-Sparing Effect Of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) During a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
Subjects are female patients, randomized to HCG group or placebo group, during a prospective trial, in order to determine the significance, if any, of HCG on maintaining muscle mass during a very low calorie diet in order to demonstrate the potential significance of HCG administration on preserving lean body mass while losing weight.
Timeline
- Start
- 2011-05
- Primary completion
- 2012-12
- Completion
- 2012-12
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | human chorionic gonadotropin | Protein / enzyme biologic | 200 iu | Subcutaneous |
| Subject | human chorionic gonadotropin | Protein / enzyme biologic | 300 iu | Subcutaneous |
Indications
No indication recorded.