Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Dietary, Physiological, Genetic, and Behavioral Predictors of Health in a Young, Ethnically-Mixed Population
Lead Sponsor:
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-35 years
Brief Summary
Dietary intervention and other strategies to prevent unhealthy weight gain and the development of obesity should be based on knowledge of dietary, physiological, genetic and behavioral determinants an...
Detailed Description
This is a prospective, longitudinal, clinical study using an epidemiological approach. The sample consists of 90 free-living participants aged 20-35 years. The participants will undergo a series of as...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria will be healthy men and women between the ages of 20-35, with BMI \< 27.5 kg/m2, and fasting blood glucose \< 126 mg/dl.
Exclusion
- History of diabetes, history of obesity (BMI \> 30).
- History of known inherited medical conditions that might influence future health status.
- Current or planned medication usage that might influence future health status.
- Prior serious injuries/surgeries that might influence future health status.
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding (once enrolled, pregnancy will not cause subjects to be terminated from the study).
- Women who are \< 6 months postpartal, or women who have discontinued breastfeeding \< 3 months prior to screening.
- History of cancer (including skin cancer) within 5 years.
- History or organ transplant.
- Previous diagnosis with HIV, Hepatitis B or C, or tuberculosis.
- Abuse of alcohol or illegal drugs.
- Abnormal EKG.
- Presence of pacemaker, defibrillator, or implanted metal.
- History of eating disorders and abnormal psychological scores for the screening measures described under Psychological Assessment Measures in the Appendix. This psychological screening will be conducted approximately two weeks prior to outpatient testing.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2030
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00945633
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2030
Last Update
August 22 2025
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808