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Health, SubjectiveNCT04007939

Personal Lifestyle Engine (PLX) - Personal Lifestyle Medicine Center (PLMC)

An observational study of Health, Subjective and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, run by Metagenics, Inc. at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

It has been suggested that the best medicine should include four principles (4P) - Medicine should be personalized, predictive, preventative and participatory. Technology has provided the tools to collect data in ways not previously possible. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
How many people
400 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Jan 2018to 31 Dec 2022
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Subjects will be recruited first from Metagenics employees but expand to family members of employees and from the general population. It is expected that subjects will be recruited from the private practices of both Study Investigators and associated clinical staff.

Who may be able to join

  • Male or Female
  • Ages 18-80, inclusive
  • Willing to give written informed consent to participate in the study

Who cannot join

  • A serious, unstable illness including cardiac, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, endocrinologic, neurologic, immunologic, or hematologic disease.
  • Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), or hepatitis B or C.
  • Inability to comply with study and/or follow-up visits.
  • Any concurrent condition (including clinically significant abnormalities in medical history, physical examination or laboratory evaluations) which, in the opinion of the Principle Investigator (PI), would preclude safe participation in this study or interfere with compliance.
  • Any sound medical, psychiatric and/or social reason which, in the opinion of the PI, would preclude safe participation in this study or interfere with compliance.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Center

    Gig Harbor, Washington, 98332

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About this study

Official title: Personal Lifestyle Engine (PLX) is an Employee Wellness Platform and App Used at the Personal Lifestyle Medicine Center (PLMC). This Study Examines Correlations Between Lifestyle Factors, Genomic Data, Physical Exam Finding and Biomarkers

It has been suggested that the best medicine should include four principles (4P) - Medicine should be personalized, predictive, preventative and participatory. Technology has provided the tools to collect data in ways not previously possible. Individuals can now collect information on their genome (including their genetic predisposition to tolerate medications and to respond to healthy lifestyle programs) that will modify their lifestyle and therapeutic choices. Beyond spot checks of vital signs and weight, individuals can now collect information on body composition, continuous monitoring of heart rate, blood pressure, and even blood sugar. Data on food consumption at a caloric, macronutrient and even micronutrient level can be collected. Standard medical histories and detailed physical examination findings and laboratory biomarkers can be correlated with this data.

Collections of individual patient data will need to be managed through computer programs and smart phone applications that provide direct feedback about the influence of lifestyle on health, wellness and biomarkers. To this end, Metagenics is designing and is launching a smart phone application, Personal Lifestyle Engine (PLX), for individual use by patients and their healthcare providers. The statistical analysis of these data is the primary objective of this study.

Read the detailed description

Technology has led to a significant revisioning and modification of the models of medicine in practice today. It has been suggested that the best medicine should include four principles - Medicine should be personalized, predictive, preventative and participatory. This 4P medicine will thus be patient centered with a focus on the person who has the disease and not the disease the person has. It will be predictive as it identifies the preclinical trend/decline towards illness sooner than onset of symptoms that herald the loss of function and health. It will be preventative as the information gathered should offer opportunities to modify these trajectories towards illness and finally it will be participatory as individuals will be intimately involved in the gathering of data to identify trends and in the application of lifestyle measures to improve the quality of their life.

Technology has provided the tools to collect data in ways not previously possible. Individuals can now collect information on their genome (including their genetic predisposition to tolerate medications and to respond to healthy lifestyle programs) that will modify their lifestyle and therapeutic choices. Beyond spot checks of vital signs and weight, individuals can now collect information on body composition, continuous monitoring of heart rate, blood pressure, and even blood sugar. Data on food consumption at a caloric, macronutrient and even micronutrient level can be collected. Standard medical histories and detailed physical examination findings and laboratory biomarkers can be correlated with this data.

As has been noted in the Nathan Price et al. article, "A wellness study of 108 individuals using personal, dense, dynamic data clouds" (PMID: 28714965), a significant challenge to the effective use of these complex sets of individual patient data is how to define the boundaries between disease, average health and optimal wellbeing. To meet this challenge, compiling and analyzing collections of de-identified, detailed patient histories, questionnaires regarding symptoms and general condition, and associated objective findings (genomic data, vital signs, and physical exam and laboratory biomarkers) will theoretically identify these boundaries and will facilitate the deliverance of 4P Medicine. Comprehensive data collections on each subject evaluated in aggregate provides a diversity of uniqueness markers that can be statistically probed to identify patterns that predict wellbeing and perhaps individual response to lifestyle interventions.

An additional challenge for both the patient and their health care provider in 2018 and beyond is how to manage this data in an effective manner. Collections of individual patient data will need to be managed through computer programs and smart phone applications that provide direct feedback about the influence of lifestyle on health, wellness and biomarkers. To this end, Metagenics is designing and is launching a smart phone application, PLX, for individual use by patients and their healthcare providers. After and while a statistical analysis of this data set has been/is being completed, the data set will also be used in an initial beta test of the PLX operating system. The PLX application will not be used to conduct the statistical analysis which is the primary objective of this study."

Keywords
wellness, personalized medicine, functional medicine, 4P medicine, employee wellness program, functional capacity, smart phone application
Medical subject headings
Autoimmune Diseases, Stomatognathic Diseases, Endocrine System Diseases, Cognition Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT04007939
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Employee populationSubject comprised of employees of Metagenics but later will be expanded to those recruited from practitioner practices

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Height

    measured in meter (m)

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Weight

    measured in kilogram (kg)

    Measured: Baseline

  3. Body Mass index (BMI)

    BMI is measured in (weight in kilogram (kg)/ height in meter (m)^2) outcome in double digits.

    Measured: Baseline

  4. Waist Circumference (WC)

    measured in centimeters (cm)

    Measured: Baseline

  5. Hip Circumference (HC)

    measured in cm

    Measured: Baseline

  6. Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR)

    WHR is numerical (0.00) and is and indicator for major health risk.

    Measured: Baseline

  7. Glucose

    Fasting glucose levels measured in blood in milligram/deciLiter (mg/dL)

    Measured: Baseline

  8. Total Cholesterol

    Fasting total cholesterol level is measured in serum in mg/dL

    Measured: Baseline

  9. Anti-Nuclear Antibodies (ANA)

    ANA is measured as a titer by serum dilution detects autoimmune disease.

    Measured: Baseline

  10. 25-hydroxy (OH) Vitamin D3

    25-OH vitamin D3 is measured in blood in nanogram/milliLiter (ng/mL) and detects deficiencies.

    Measured: Baseline

  11. High sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (Hs-CRP)

    Hs-CRP is measured in blood in mg/L detects inflammation.

    Measured: Baseline

  12. Homocysteine

    Homocysteine is measured in serum in micromol/Liter (µmol/L)

    Measured: Baseline

  13. Omega-3 Fatty Acids

    Omega-3 fatty acids: Eicosapentaenoic (EPA), Docosahexaenoic (DHA), and Docosapentaenoic (DPA) levels are measured in % weight.

    Measured: Baseline

  14. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

    BDI is a 21-question multiple-choice self-report inventory, one of the most widely used psychometric tests for measuring the severity of depression. Rating system: 1-10: These ups and downs are considered normal; 11-16: Mild mood disturbance; 17-20: Borderline clinical depression; 21-30: Severe depression; over 40: Extreme depression

    Measured: Baseline

  15. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)

    BAI is a multiple-choice self-report inventory that is used for measuring the severity of anxiety in children and adults.The BAI contains 21 questions, each answer being scored on a scale value of 0 (not at all) to 3 (severely). Higher total scores indicate more severe anxiety symptoms. The standardized cutoffs[4] are:

    0-7: minimal anxiety 8-15: mild anxiety 16-25: moderate anxiety 26-63: severe anxiety

    Measured: Baseline

  16. Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Disturbance Test

    PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Test is a self-scored test to identify sleep disturbance. Each item on the measure is rated on a 5-point scale (1=never; 2=rarely; 3=sometimes; 4=often; and 5=always) with a range in score from 8 to 40 with higher scores indicating greater severity of sleep disturbance. The T-scores are interpreted as follows: Less than 55 = None to slight 55.0-59.9 = Mild 60.0-69.9 = Moderate 70 and over = Severe

    Measured: Baseline

  17. Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Anxiety Test

    PROMIS Anxiety test is a 7-item questionnaire that assesses the pure domain of anxiety in individuals age 18 and older. Each item on the measure is rated on a 5-point scale (1=never; 2=rarely; 3=sometimes; 4=often; and 5=always) with a range in score from 7 to 35 with higher scores indicating greater severity of anxiety. The T-scores are interpreted as follows: Less than 55 = None to slight 55.0-59.9 = Mild 60.0-69.9 = Moderate 70 and over = Severe

    Measured: Baseline

  18. Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Depression Short Form (SF)

    PROMIS Depression SF is an 8-item questionnaire that assesses the pure domain of depression in individuals age 18 and older. Each item on the measure is rated on a 5-point scale (1=never; 2=rarely; 3=sometimes; 4=often; and 5=always) with a range in score from 8 to 40 with higher scores indicating greater severity of depression.The T-scores are interpreted as follows: Less than 55 = None to slight 55.0-59.9 = Mild 60.0-69.9 = Moderate 70 and over = Severe

    Measured: Baseline

  19. Genomics

    DNA polymorphism measured using 23\&Me

    Measured: Baseline

  20. Stool

    Stool analysis measured by a stool analysis kit from American Gut

    Measured: Baseline

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Jul 2019
  2. Study start1 Jan 2018
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2020
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2022

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
400 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04007939
Sponsor's protocol ID
PLX-PLMC
Status last verified
Oct 2023
First submitted
15 Jun 2019
Last updated
30 Oct 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Health, Subjective and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, run by Metagenics, Inc. at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Height (time frame: Baseline). The study lists 20 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Oct 2023.

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