TARGETing Healthy Weight Loss in the Context of Food Insecurity

NCT ID: NCT05601804

Last Updated: 2025-02-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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This pilot and feasibility study will collect information from food insecure, as well as food secure, women with obesity to detail their desires and needs for healthy weight reduction. Up to 60 women with obesity will be enrolled. Pennington Biomedical Research Center will coordinate this qualitative study and use focus groups discussion to collect formative data.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity Food Insecurity Food Security Body Weight

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Food Insecure Women with Obesity

4 focus groups with 6-8 participants each

No interventions assigned to this group

Food Secure Women with Obesity

3 focus groups with 6-8 participants each

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Willing to provide written informed consent
* Female
* 18 to 65 years of age
* BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
* Ability to read and write using English
* Willing to participate in focus group discussions
* Willing to be audio/video recorded

Exclusion Criteria

* Male
* Currently pregnant
* BMI \<30 kg/m2
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Candice A. Myers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Candice A. Myers, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Locations

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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PBRC 2022-039

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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