Clinical trials: Poor Diet
Obesity
Nutrition Intervention and Play Group Exercise for Low-income Latinas
Obesity among Mexican-American women has the potential to become a public health crisis. Hispanics are one of the fastest growing minority populations in the United States and the prevalence of obesity in Mexican American woman…
- Trial name
- CHICOS (NCT00454948)
- Testing
- Home-based nutrition sessions and play group exercise, Group-based nutrition sessions and mail-out activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Nutrient Intake Inadequacy
The Indiana SNAP-Ed Long-term Study Sequel
The goal of the study is to determine the immediate and long-term effects of SNAP-Ed on the dietary intake of participants.
- Trial name
- NCT03436784
- Testing
- Indiana SNAP-Ed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Obesity, Nutrition Poor
A Natural Experiment Evaluating the Effect of a Minimum Wage Increase on Obesity and Diet-related Outcomes
To evaluate the effect of the Minneapolis minimum wage ordinance on change in body mass index among low-wage workers.
- Trial name
- wages (NCT03962712)
- Testing
- Increase Minimum Wage to $15-an-hour, No Increase in Minimum Wage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 974 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Food Insecurity
Cortisol and Food Insecurity
This study used a within-subjects design in a sample of individuals with a range of food insecurity recruited from the Los Angeles community (N = 400; 44.5% men).
- Trial name
- NCT05191030
- Testing
- High-Stress Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 453 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Child Nutritional Status, Household Dietary Diversity
Impact Evaluation of the DFID Programme to Accelerate Improved Nutrition of the Extreme Poor in Bangladesh
This is a randomized study in three areas of Bangladesh (Chars region where CLP operates, Haor region where Shiree operates, and urban slums where UPPR operates).
- Conditions
- Child Nutritional Status, Household Dietary Diversity, Maternal Nutrition Knowledge and Practices
- Trial name
- NCT02597608
- Testing
- CLP: Livelihoods, CLP: Nutrition, Shiree: Livelihoods
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 11,340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Overweight, Obesity
Toddler Overweight Prevention Study Among Low-Income Families
The hypothesis is that toddlers with parents who are randomized to a parenting intervention and toddlers with parents who are randomized to the maternal intervention focused on maternal diet and physical activity will be more…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Depression
- Trial name
- TOPS (NCT02615158)
- Testing
- Maternal Physical Activity and Nutrition, Parenting, Child Safety
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Diet Habit
Impact of Behavioral Economic Strategies on Low-Income Older Adults' Food Choices in Online Retail Settings
The specific aims of this proposal are to 1) develop the components of a behavioral economics strategy (i.e., healthy bundle defaults) to influence diet behaviors; 2) characterize the online grocery shopping behaviors and…
- Trial name
- NCT04766034
- Testing
- Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,710 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Diet Habit, Diet Modification
Evaluating the Relative Effectiveness of Two Front-of-pack Nutrition Labels
In efforts to promote a healthy diet, the Singapore Health Promotion Board (HPB) has attempted to use Front-of-Pack (FOP) labelling to supplement traditional nutrition labelling.
- Conditions
- Diet Habit, Diet Modification, Food Selection, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NUSMart NM (NCT03761342)
- Testing
- Multiple Traffic Light Label, Nutri-Score Label
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Cancer Prevention, Diet Modification
WIC-Based Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating Among Low-Income Mothers
Whole grains, non-starchy vegetables, fruit, and beans are a consistent feature of diets associated with a lower risk of cancer and other diet-related diseases.
- Conditions
- Cancer Prevention, Diet Modification, Vegetable Intake
- Trial name
- NCT04038385
- Testing
- Multilevel Behavioral Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Paterson University of New Jersey
Dietary Quality
Parental Feeding Styles and Child Dietary Quality
In this study, the investigators will use an existing data set to examine the relationship between parent feeding styles and the quality of the dinner meal using the Healthy Eating Index.
- Trial name
- NCT03390621
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Obesity, Poor Glycemic Control
The Consumption of Beef on Appetite and Cognitive Function
The purpose of the main study is to determine whether the daily consumption of protein-rich meals containing high quality, lean beef products improves appetite control and cognitive function during a weight maintenance diet.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Poor Glycemic Control, Dietary Interventions
- Trial name
- NCT02614729
- Testing
- Standard Protein-Plant, Even Distribution (SP-PLANT-EVEN), Standard Protein-Beef, Even Distribution (SP-BEEF-EVEN), High Protein-Beef, Even Distribution (HP-BEEF-EVEN)
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Teaching Healthy Cooking Skills to Parents and Their Preschool Children
Cooking HEalthy and Facilitating Early Childhood Development: CHEF-ED Study
This study aims to test a new online program we developed for parents and their preschool children, called CHEF-ED. CHEF-ED focuses on healthy cooking, parental feeding practices, and involving children in home food preparation.
- Trial name
- CHEF-ED (NCT06940817)
- Testing
- CHEF-ED + Food Delivery, Food Delivery Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Nutrition Poor
Validation of a Nutrient Profiling System for Reformulation
The objectives of the study are to assess the validity of Nestlé reformulation criteria in two national dietary surveys: the US NHANES 2011, and the French INCA2 2006-07.
- Trial name
- NCT03411603
- Testing
- Diet and socio-demographic questionnaires
- Volunteers
- 6,991 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Cognitive Impairment, Poor Nutrition
The PROtein Enriched MEDiterranean Diet and EXercise Trial for Older Adults At Risk of Undernutrition
PROMED-EX is a single-blind, parallel group randomised controlled trial to determine the effect of a PROtein enriched MEDiterranean diet (PROMED) in comparison to a PROtein enriched MEDiterranean diet and EXercise (PROMED-EX)…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Poor Nutrition, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- PROMED-EX (NCT05166564)
- Testing
- A Protein Enriched Mediterranean Diet (PROMED) Intervention, A Protein Enriched Mediterranean Diet & Exercise (PROMED-EX) Intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Health Promotion
Improving Health in Low Income Women Following the Birth of a Child
This study will evaluate a community-based program to improve diet and physical activity in women during the first 12 months following the birth of a child.
- Trial name
- NCT00061386
- Testing
- Nutrition and physical activity program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Dietary Habits, Dietary Modification
Fresh to You: Multilevel Approaches in Low Income Housing to Increase F&V Intake
Live Well, Viva Bien (LWVB) is an NCI-funded, cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) that was conducted in 15 subsidized housing complexes to evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention comprised of a year-round…
- Trial name
- LWVB (NCT02669472)
- Testing
- Environmental Intervention, Educational Intervention, Control
- Volunteers
- 1,598 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Food Insecurity
Fruit and Vegetable Rx (FVRx) + Home Plate
This is a research study to test if fruit and vegetable prescription vouchers (FVRx) and a cooking skills program (Home Plate) can improve dietary quality, food security (access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious…
- Trial name
- NCT04986046
- Testing
- Home Plate Lite, Home Plate, Fruit and Vegetable prescription
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Obesity
Project Fit:a School- and Community-based Obesity Intervention
Project FIT is a collaboration between the public school system, local health systems, physicians, neighborhood associations, businesses, faith-based leaders, community agencies and university researchers to develop a…
- Trial name
- FIT (NCT01385046)
- Testing
- Project Fit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Nutrition Poor
A Default Option to Enhance Dietary Quality in Participants With Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is associated with an increased risk of overweight/obesity and weight-related chronic illnesses. The availability of a default option (i.e., option a consumer selects if no active choice is made) has been shown to…
- Trial name
- NCT03952949
- Testing
- Default Option While Online Grocery Shopping, Nutrition Education
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University at Albany
Obesity
Multi-level Communications and Access Strategies to Improve the Food Environment
The overarching goal of B'More Healthy Retail Rewards (BHRR) is to develop, implement, and evaluate a pilot multi-level communications and pricing intervention to improve access to and consumption of healthy foods in low-income…
- Trial name
- BHRR (NCT02279849)
- Testing
- Communications, Pricing, Combined (Communications & Pricing)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 444 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health