HN Clinical Studies
- Nutrition Education and Empowerment for Diabetes (NEED) Study
- Fatty Acids as Complementary Therapy (FACT)
- Atherosclerosis and Oil Consumption
Nutrition Education and Empowerment for Diabetes (NEED) Study
The Department of Human Nutrition is recruiting men and women with type 2 diabetes to participate in a research study to help understand the effects of nutrition, exercise, and stress management on weight control and diabetes management. The study includes 10 weeks of nutrition education and training. You may be eligible if you have a physician's diagnosis of adult-onset diabetes, are 35-65 years old, and do not take insulin. Please call (614) 292-4772 or email A1Cstudy@hotmail.com for more information.
Fatty Acids as Complementary Therapy (FACT)
Men and women who have diabetes may be eligible to participate in a 36-week study to understand the role of dietary oils in combination with medicine to control body weight and blood sugar.
Participants described as follows:
- Type 2 Diabetics
- Using diet or oral diabetes medications
- Men and postmenopausal women, ages 30-70
Participants will receive dietary oil supplements throughout the study. The study includes 9 visits to the Davis Medical Research Center at OSU, diet and activity assessments, collection of blood and tissue samples, and body measurements. On-campus parking and meals will be provided.
Receive up to $300.00.
For more information, contact (614) 247-8235 or FACTstudy@gmail.com.
Atherosclerosis and Oil Consumption
We are currently recruiting HEALTHY individuals for a Phase I Clinical Study regarding modulation of atherosclerotic risk factors and we need YOU! If you are interested in nutrition or learning how to decrease your atherosclerotic risk factors or at least helping us to do so, then this study is right up your alley.
Subject Criteria:
- Men and women aged 20 to 45 years
- Must be healthy and a non-smoker
- No history of dyslipidemia, hypertension, hypotension, impaired glucose intolerance or diabetes, inflammatory or immunological disease
- Willing to follow NCEP ATP III dietary guidelines for ten (10) weeks
- Cannot be a vegetarian or "formally" exercise more than five (5) hours per week
- Must voluntarily abstain from any overt anti-oxidant supplementation, dietary intake, or anti-oxidant fortified (Vitamin C, sports water) drinks during the ten (10) weeks
- Be willing to consume a low amount of alcoholic beverages for ten (10) weeks
Requirements:
- Diet adherence with randomly assigned edible oil for eight (8) weeks
- Screening visit with only a finger-stick, plus paperwork
- Initial nutrition education and review of study criteria
- Only three study visits to GCRC for a blood draw and paperwork
- Two quick visits to GCRC for blood pressure and weight check
- Complete four (4) food diaries for three (3) days each
We look forward to hearing from you and anticipate your participation. To inquire or sign-up, please contact:
Larissa Brophy, MS, RD, LD
(614) 247-4466
larissa.brophy@osumc.edu
This web page has been designed by the College of Education and Human Ecology as a way to help researchers inform the public of current human nutrition studies that are recruiting human subjects.
The mission of the Department of Human Nutrition is "to generate, disseminate, and apply knowledge in the areas of human nutrition and dietetics to improve the quality of life for individuals, families, and associated organizational systems." We hope that the this online recruitment tool will help the department to meet its goal of becoming a nationally and internationally recognized model for excellence in research, education, and service.
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