NCT05076487

Effects of Episodic Food Insecurity in African American Women With Obesity

Effects of Episodic Food Insecurity on Psychological and Physiological Responses in African American Women With Obesity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of this exploratory/developmental study is to investigate the episodic nature of food insecurity as a stressor via responses in body weight and psychological and physiological parameters longitudinally. Sixty African American women with obesity will be enrolled. Pennington Biomedical Research Center will coordinate this longitudinal study and measure 1) daily body weight remotely over 22 weeks and 2) psychological and physiological parameters via clinic assessments at the beginning and end of 22 weeks as well as assess episodes of food insecurity and stress on a weekly basis.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Food Insecurity

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-29
• Completion: 2023-11-29
• First posted: 2021-10-13
• Last updated: 2023-12-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States