Clinical Trial: Effect of Therapeutic Phlebotomies on the Triglycerides Concentration in Patients With Hypertriglyceridemia and Hyperferritinemia

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Effect of Therapeutic Phlebotomies on the Triglycerides Concentration in Patients With Hypertriglyceridemia and Hyperferritinemia.

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of iron depletion with phlebotomies on blood triglyceride concentration, in subjects with hypertriglyceridemia and iron overload, compared with a dietary intervention alone.

All subjects in this study will follow dietary and lifestyle counseling in a period of 3 months.

A randomized group will receive phlebotomies every 3 weeks in this period.