Medically Intensive Nutrition Therapy Program for Obesity and Diabetes in a Low-income Population
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Conditions studied: Overweight, PreDiabetes, Diabetes Type 2, Obesity
In brief
This study is being done to better understand whether meal replacements can be an effective tool for weight loss and treatment of elevated blood sugars in people with obesity/overweight and diabetes/pre-diabetes who have a low income.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05799222
- Run by
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2023-03-28
- Expected to finish
- 2026-11-10
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-12-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18-65
- Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 27 kg/m\^2
- HgA1C greater than or equal to 5.7 percent or fasting glucose greater than or equal to 100mg/dL within the previous 6 months
- Low-income as defined by having a family income at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level guidelines for 2022
You may not qualify if…
- Current use of antihyperglycemic agents (other than metformin) or approved anti- obesity medications or plans to start such regimens over the 3 months post-study enrollment
- HbA1c greater than or equal to 10 percent
- Plans to pursue bariatric surgery over the 6 months post-study enrollment
- Weight loss of greater than 5 kg within the previous 3 months
- Current active eating disorder, with the exception of binge eating disorder
- Severe active psychiatric disease or significant cognitive impairment deemed by investigator likely to impede adherence to piloted intervention
- Active illicit substance abuse
- Pregnant, breastfeeding, or considering pregnancy within the next 6 months
- Current participation in another clinical research trial deemed by investigator to conflict with current study
Where it is running
- Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
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