TARGETing Healthy Weight Loss in the Context of Food Insecurity
TARGET P&F I
1 other identifier
observational
45
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This pilot and feasibility study will collect information from food insecure, as well as food secure, women with obesity to detail their desires and needs for healthy weight reduction. Up to 60 women with obesity will be enrolled. Pennington Biomedical Research Center will coordinate this qualitative study and use focus groups discussion to collect formative data.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for all trials
Started Sep 2022
Typical duration for all trials
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 21, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 1, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2025
CompletedFebruary 4, 2025
February 1, 2025
3.3 years
October 21, 2022
February 3, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Desires and needs for weight loss
Via focus group discussions, we will elicit in-depth information from women with food insecurity and obesity to detail their desires and needs for weight loss.
Through study completion, up to 1 year
Study Arms (2)
Food Insecure Women with Obesity
4 focus groups with 6-8 participants each
Food Secure Women with Obesity
3 focus groups with 6-8 participants each
Eligibility Criteria
Women aged 18 to 65 years with a BMI of 30.0 kg/m2 or greater.
You may qualify if:
- Willing to provide written informed consent
- Female
- to 65 years of age
- BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
- Ability to read and write using English
- Willing to participate in focus group discussions
- Willing to be audio/video recorded
You may not qualify if:
- Male
- Currently pregnant
- BMI \<30 kg/m2
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Candice A. Myers, PhD
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- OTHER
- Time Perspective
- CROSS SECTIONAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 21, 2022
First Posted
November 1, 2022
Study Start
September 1, 2022
Primary Completion
December 31, 2025
Study Completion
December 31, 2025
Last Updated
February 4, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-02