Psychological Mechanisms Linking Food Insecurity and Obesity

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity, Psychological

In brief

The current pilot study will examine emergent hypotheses by investigating the role of psychological mechanisms in the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. This objective will be achieved via a cross-sectional, observational pilot study collecting quantitative and qualitative data.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03441594

Run by

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

People needed

56

Starts

2018-02-05

Expected to finish

2019-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 49. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-49 years
• BMI ≥ 20.0 kg/m2
• Able to read and write using the English language
• Willing to provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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