Clinical trials: Dietary Guidelines
Nonheme Iron Absorption
Iron Bioavailability From MyPyramid Menus
This study will measure nonheme iron absorption from each of the 7 daily MyPyramid menus. Such measurements will confirm whether modifications are needed to meet dietary iron recommendations and will provide data useful for…
- Trial name
- NCT00754234
- Testing
- My Pyramid menu days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Cancer Prevention, Dietary Guidelines
Eatwell Clinical Trial (R01)
Cancer is a leading cause of death and will affect many people in their lifetimes. Organizations such as the American Cancer Society and the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) have noted…
- Trial name
- NCT07225881
- Testing
- Eatwell, Nutrition Education Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 472 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Obesity
Food, Activity and Behavior Study
The purpose of this research is to test the effects of the Dietary and Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans on health and on eating and exercise behaviors.
- Trial name
- FAB (NCT04577547)
- Testing
- DGA diet WL & exercise, DGA diet WL & no exercise, DGA diet WM & exercise
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Hyperlipidemia
A Randomized, Double-Blinded Study of Simvastatin 20 mg/Day Versus Vytorin 10/20 in Subjects With Lipid Profiles Not Meeting Current NCEP Guidelines, Following a Low-Carbohydrate Diet
People who follow a low-carbohydrate diet typically experience a decrease in triglycerides and increase in HDL-C level, but fail to lower their LDL cholesterol (LDL-C). Such patients may require lipid-lowering therapy.
- Trial name
- LOCUST (NCT00566267)
- Testing
- simvastatin 20 mg/ezetimibe
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Ischemic Heart Disease
Diet and Prevention of Ischemic Heart Disease: a Translational Approach
The objective of this study is to test the effect of substitution dietary guidelines that are specifically aimed at the prevention of ischemic heart disease (IHD) on the dietary intake in the general Danish population.
- Trial name
- DIPI (NCT02062424)
- Testing
- DIPI
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Denmark
Obesity
Steps Ahead, Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population
The Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) population is characterized by high levels of overweight and obesity, which are the result of long-term disruptions in energy imbalance where dietary energy intake has exceeded energy expenditure…
- Trial name
- NCT01584596
- Testing
- Adapted Dietary Guidelines, Adapted Physical Activity Guidelines
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Diet Habit, Food Habits
Dietary Guidelines, Portion Sizes, and Time Frame
During the last update of the French FBDG, a survey with a representative sample of dieticians investigated 1) how to communicate portion sizes and 2) the most relevant time frame when delivering dietary guidelines.
- Trial name
- NCT03422939
- Testing
- there was no intervention, only separate analyses
- Volunteers
- 441 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grenoble Ecole de Management
Overweight , Obesity, Class I Obesity
Dietary Guidelines for Americans-Ultra Processed Study
The purpose of this research is to test how processing food can affect how one's body responds to it.
- Trial name
- DGA-UP (NCT07252037)
- Testing
- Low-processed DGA Diet, Ultra-processed DGA Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Cardiovascular (CV) Risk, Healthy Eating Index
Pulses: Optimizing Pulse Consumption for Cardiometabolic Health
This randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate the effects of consuming two different doses of pulses (1.5 cups/week or 3 cups/week) in individuals with baseline intake below 1.5 cups/week, compared to a control group receiving…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular (CV) Risk, Healthy Eating Index, HbA1c, Lipid Profile
- Trial name
- NCT06861153
- Testing
- Pulses 1.5 cups Group, Pulses 3 cups Group, My Plate Group (Control)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Diabetes, Prediabetes
Meta-analyses of Pasta as Part of Low Glycemic Index Diets and Adiposity
Pasta is an important example of a food which can lower the glycemic index (GI) of the diet, a property that has been exploited extensively in studies of low GI dietary patterns.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Prediabetes, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02961088
- Testing
- Pasta as part of a low GI/GL diet
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Resonance Raman Spectroscopy for Dietary Carotenoid Intake
Carotenoid Response to the Intake of Vegetables and Fruits
The purpose of this study is to validate the non-invasive tool, resonance Raman spectroscopy for assessing vegetable and fruit consumption.
- Trial name
- NCT01403844
- Testing
- Carotenoid Depletion, Carotenoid Repletion, Natural Repletion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Social Perception, Psychology
"Why do the Recommendations Keep Changing?" A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Scrollytelling Web Application to Help Members of the Public Understand Better How and Why Public Health Guidelines Change Over Time
This study will be an online 3-arm randomized controlled trial. Here intervention group 1 will receive the intervention in the form of an animated cartoon "scrollytelling" outlining the various changes and reasons for changes in…
- Trial name
- Changing (NCT07091591)
- Testing
- Changing (version: pandemic), Changing (version: nutrition)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 525 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Obesity, Body Weight
Metabolic and Bio-behavioral Effects of Following Recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
This study, at the Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC), will focus on whether or not achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight is the most important health promoting recommendation of the Dietary Guidelines for…
- Trial name
- DGA4ME (NCT04293224)
- Testing
- DGA Mediterranean diet pattern, energy balance, DGA Mediterranean diet pattern, negative energy balance, TAD diet pattern, negative energy balance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Obesity & Overweight, Overweight (BMI > 25)
Intervention Based on the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity
This clinical trial aims to evaluate how group-based food and nutrition education interventions, grounded in the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population, can improve participants' dietary quality…
- Trial name
- NCT07538362
- Testing
- Collective Intervention Based on the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population, Control Group: Individualized Care
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
The WORLD (Weight Optimization: Revamping Lifestyles Using the Dietary Guidelines) Study - Developing, Implementing, and Testing an Education Program
The WORLD study is a single-center, year-long randomized controlled trial in free-living women. Participants were randomly assigned to follow either a lower-fat (LF) diet or a moderate-fat (MF) diet for weight management in a…
- Trial name
- WORLD (NCT00847574)
- Testing
- Moderate-fat, Lower-fat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Dietary Guidelines
Survey of Diet and Health Beliefs
The purpose of this research is to better understand people's health and diet knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and practices. The researchers will use this information to implement better strategies to help Americans maintain more…
- Trial name
- NCT04858971
- Testing
- Perception of information source
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Dyslipidemia, Diabetes
Meta-analyses of the Effect of Important Food Sources of Sugars on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Fructose-containing sugars have been implicated in the epidemics of obesity, diabetes and related cardiometabolic disorders. This view is supported by lower quality evidence from ecological observations, animal models, and select…
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemia, Diabetes, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT02716870
- Testing
- Fructose-containing Sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Physical Activity, Diet Quality
Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Association With Diet Quality in Multi-Disciplinary Football Team Staff
The goal of this observational study is to assess whether adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines is associated with diet quality in professional football staff, an underrepresented population affected by irregular schedules…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Diet Quality, Staff, Soccer
- Trial name
- NCT06771752
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ramon Llull
Overweight, Obese
Barriers and Facilitators to Vegetable Intake
The purpose of this study is to find out why people do or do not eat vegetables.
- Trial name
- NCT03607526
- Testing
- Barriers, Facilitators
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Dietary Habits, Healthy Diet
Dietary Intervention Study on Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Sustainable and Healthy Lifestyles
The aim of the study is to provide proof of the effectiveness, acceptability, healthfulness and nutritional adequacy of dietary guidelines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Conditions
- Dietary Habits, Healthy Diet, Healthy Nutrition, Personalized Nutrition
- Trial name
- SuHeGuide (NCT05253547)
- Testing
- Healthy climate-friendly dietary guidelines, Healthy dietary guidelines
- Where
- 3 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin