Diet showdown: Low-Carb or balanced – which wins for your health?
NCT ID NCT07457827
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares a low-carbohydrate diet to a balanced diet in 135 healthy adults over 4 weeks. Researchers want to see which diet leads to more weight loss and better heart health markers like blood pressure. Participants will follow their assigned meal plan and have check-ups at the start and end of the study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dietary intervention (low-carbohydrate diet or balanced diet)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which diet is better for weight loss and heart health in healthy people.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short-term study in healthy volunteers, so results may not apply to people with health conditions or long-term diet changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 135 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age 18-59 years old * ability to follow the prescribed meal plan and examination schedule during the study * willing to participate in this study by signing informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * a history of type 1 or type 2 diabetes, * autoimmune disease * thyroid disease * major surgery in the past six months, ,- eating disorders, * food allergy * participation in other clinical trials * impaired kidney function with serum creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dL * abnormal liver function with alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels exceeding threefold.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of medicine Universitas Trisakti
Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, 11440, Indonesia
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Faculty of medicine Universitas Trisakti
Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, 11440, Indonesia
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Triisakti University
Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, 11440, Indonesia
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