Multicenter Worksite Nutrition Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes, Overweight

In brief

The purpose of this study is to study the potential benefits of low fat vegan diet in a randomized, controlled and multi-centered workplace setting, the investigators will enroll participants from 10 worksites of Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO). After randomization, 5 will be the vegan sites and 5 will be the control sites for 10 month study. The vegan sites will receive low fat vegan diet instructions and weekly group sessions starting from year 1. no intervention is done to the control sites until the week 18 when the identical program will be given. At various time points, health measurements will be give to all participants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01224548

Run by

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

People needed

292

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Paid employee at a participating GEICO worksite for at least 6 months
• Currently a full-time employee at GEICO working for GEICO (at least 38.75 hours/week)
• Age of at least 18 years
• Ability and willingness to participate in all components of the study
• A willingness to be assigned to the vegan diet group or the control group
• Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 and/or a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as defined by a fasting plasma glucose concentration ≥ 126 mg/dl on two occasions or a prior physician's diagnosis of type 2 diabetes

You may not qualify if…

• A history of alcohol abuse or dependency followed by any current use
• Current or unresolved past drug abuse
• Pregnancy or plans to become pregnant in the next 12 months
• Intention to leave GEICO in the next 12 months
• History of severe mental illness
• Unstable medical status
• Already following a low-fat, vegetarian diet
• An inordinate fear of blood draws
• Previously participated in GEICO two site study

Where it is running

• Tucson — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• San Diego — San Diego, California, United States
• Lakeland — Lakeland, Florida, United States
• Macon — Macon, Georgia, United States
• Chevy Chase — Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
• Buffalo — Buffalo, New York, United States
• Woodbury — Woodbury, New York, United States
• Dallas — Dallas, Texas, United States
• Fredericksburg — Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
• Virginia Beach — Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

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