Status:
COMPLETED
Multicenter Worksite Nutrition Study
Lead Sponsor:
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Conditions:
Diabetes
Overweight
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to study the potential benefits of low fat vegan diet in a randomized, controlled and multi-centered workplace setting, the investigators will enroll participants from 10 ...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to study the weight loss and other potential benefits of low fat vegan diet as compared to the standard American diet in a randomized, controlled and multi-centered workpl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Paid employee at a participating GEICO worksite for at least 6 months
- Currently a full-time employee at GEICO working for GEICO (at least 38.75 hours/week)
- Age of at least 18 years
- Ability and willingness to participate in all components of the study
- A willingness to be assigned to the vegan diet group or the control group
- Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 and/or a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as defined by a fasting plasma glucose concentration ≥ 126 mg/dl on two occasions or a prior physician's diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
Exclusion
- A history of alcohol abuse or dependency followed by any current use
- Current or unresolved past drug abuse
- Pregnancy or plans to become pregnant in the next 12 months
- Intention to leave GEICO in the next 12 months
- History of severe mental illness
- Unstable medical status
- Already following a low-fat, vegetarian diet
- An inordinate fear of blood draws
- Previously participated in GEICO two site study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
292 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01224548
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
January 24 2013
Active Locations (10)
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1
Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85710
2
San Diego
San Diego, California, United States, 92064
3
Lakeland
Lakeland, Florida, United States, 33811
4
Macon
Macon, Georgia, United States, 31295