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. 2020 Aug 21;2020(8):CD011737. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011737.pub3

NCT02938832 due 2023.

Study name Does the advice to eat a mediterranean diet with low carbohydrate intake, compared with a low‐fat diet, reduce diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CardioDiet)
Methods RCT, 36 months
Participants Adults with ischaemic heart disease followed up at cardiac rehabilitation units
Interventions Mediterranean diet with an energy content (E%) from carbohydrates between 25‐30%
Traditional low‐fat diet with 45‐60 E% from carbohydrates
Outcomes Primary: diabetes incidence
Secondary: CVD disease, quality of life
Starting date Oct 2016, planned completion Oct 2023
Contact information PI: Fredrik H Nystrom, Professor, MD, University Hospital, Linkoeping, fredrik.nystrom@regionostergotland.se
Notes Trials registration NCT02938832
Unclear whether the intervention was truly lower vs higher saturated fat as saturated fat goals not provided.