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Researchers are investigating how remote cooking workshops can help adults living with obesity improve their dietary habits. This study aims to compare two types of therapeutic cooking workshops—classic workshops with recipes provided by a dietician and creative culinary challenge workshops without set recipes—to see which better supports healthier eating. The goal is to assess improvements in diet quality based on national health nutrition guidelines, including increased fruit and vegetable intake, cooking frequency, and reduced consumption of pre-prepared ultra-processed foods. The study involves multiple hospitals in France and uses a stepped wedge cluster randomized design. Participants will join either classic or culinary challenge remote cooking workshops delivered via video conference, allowing them to cook from their own kitchens. The workshops encourage practical skills and creativity in meal preparation while being accessible remotely. The study compares the impact of these two approaches on participants' dietary balance over time. Participants will be adults with obesity who can cook at home and have access to video conferencing tools. They will complete various questionnaires throughout the study to track changes in their diet. Researchers will monitor adherence, dietary habits, and nutritional outcomes over a three-month period. Safety and eligibility will be carefully assessed, and the study seeks to provide clear evidence on the effectiveness of therapeutic cooking workshops in obesity management.

Researchers are evaluating a remotely supervised online cognitive stimulation program versus an unsupervised online cognitive exercise intervention to reduce cognitive complaints in women treated for localized breast cancer after adjuvant chemotherapy. This randomized French study aims to assess whether remote supervision by a neuropsychologist adds benefit to cognitive exercises, as previous studies have shown online cognitive stimulation can be effective. The study also seeks to evaluate the impact of supervision on objective cognitive impairment. The experimental group will undergo a 12-week program with three 20-minute online cognitive stimulation sessions per week using the "PRESCO" program of the "HAPPYNeuron-Pro" software, which trains up to 12 cognitive domains including attention, memory, executive functions, and processing speed. Additionally, they will have a weekly 30-minute remote supervision session with a neuropsychologist. The control group will access the same online cognitive exercises without any supervision. Participants will complete assessments including the Perceived Cognitive Impairment (PCI) subscale of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog) to measure changes in cognitive complaints after 12 weeks. Researchers will monitor adherence to the interventions and evaluate the benefits of personalized supervision on cognitive complaints and function. The study focuses on women aged 18 and older who have received chemotherapy and currently undergoing radiotherapy, with cognitive complaints impacting quality of life.