Clinical trials: Dietary Guidelines
Critically Ill, Intensive Care Unit
PERFormance Enhancement of the Canadian Nutrition Guidelines by a Tailored Implementation Strategy: The PERFECTIS Study
Canadian Critical Care Nutrition Guidelines assist health practitioners in identifying best practices for feeding critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- PERFECTIS (NCT01168128)
- Testing
- Tailored Change Strategy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- Daren K. Heyland
Diabetes, Prediabetes
Meta-Analyses of the Effect of Plant Protein Versus Animal Protein on Cardiometabolic Risk
Vegetarian diets have been associated with a reduced risk of preventable diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These effects may be mediated through direct or indirect pathways.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Prediabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Dysglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT02037321
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
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
Enteral Nutrition
Enteral Nutrition Guidelines and Patients' Outcomes
Critically ill patients often exhibit a hypermetabolic state and increased energy requirements due to their critical illnesses. Those patients cannot meet their nutritional requirements through oral feeding.
- Trial name
- NCT05900323
- Testing
- enteral nutrition guidelines
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
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
Diabetes
A Series of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of the Effect of Vegetarian/Vegan Diets on Cardiometabolic Risk
Vegetarian and vegan diets have been shown to reduce chronic disease risk, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease, as well as several cardiometabolic risk factors.
- Trial name
- NCT02600377
- Testing
- Vegetarian diet
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
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
Diabetes, Prediabetes
Meta-analyses of the Effect of Tree Nuts on Glycemic Control and Features of the Metabolic Syndrome
Tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts) are an important source of unsaturated fatty acids, vegetable protein, and fibre, as well as minerals, vitamins, and…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT01630980
- Testing
- Tree nuts
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Diseases
Dietary Intervention to Improve Cardiometabolic Risk Profile in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
This is a randomized controlled trial to examine whether personalized guidance to increase the consumption of fiber rich food items according to the Dutch dietary guidelines, compared to usual care, improves health of individuals…
- Trial name
- VJBD2 (NCT05666843)
- Testing
- Personalized Dietary Advice
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Dyslipidemia, Diabetes
Meta-analyses of Dietary Pulses and Cardiometabolic Risk
Dietary pulses, more commonly known as "legumes", are generally recognized as healthy components of the diet. Canada's Food Guide encourages consumptions of meat alternatives, such as beans "more often"; and the dietary…
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemia, Diabetes, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT01594567
- Testing
- Dietary pulses
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
Heart Failure
Heart Failure Food Intervention Trial: Impact of a Guideline-based Nutrition Digital Tool in Heart Failure Patient Clinical Outcomes
Measuring the impact of a guideline-based nutrition digital tool in heart failure patients
- Trial name
- HF-FIT (NCT06999369)
- Testing
- MedChef App, MedChefs and Instacart food voucher
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Sutter Health
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Factors
The Effect of a Digital Heart Health App and Lifestyle Intervention for Heart Disease in Primary Care.
Despite the availability of medications, many people around the world continue to live with long-term health problems like heart disease, stroke and diabetes. In Canada, heart disease is a leading cause of death.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Dyslipidemia, Cholesterol
- Trial name
- CHEAP (NCT06919302)
- Testing
- Digital Heart Health Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Dietary Quality, Feasibility Studies
Feasibility and Potential Efficacy of Herbs and Spices for Improving Dietary Quality in College Students: A Pilot Study
The goal of this single-arm feasibility, pilot study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of the Herbs and Spices Nutrition Education Program (HSNP-focusing on incorporating herbs and spices…
- Conditions
- Dietary Quality, Feasibility Studies, College Student, Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- Trial name
- HerbSpicesDiet (NCT07082348)
- Testing
- Herbs and Spices Nutrition Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas