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Discount Intervention for Obesity

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Led By Allan Geliebter, PhD
Research Sponsored by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up week 8-56
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether discounts on fruits, vegetables, and non-caloric drinks will increase purchase and consumption of these items, as well as improve health outcomes like weight, blood pressure, and markers for cardiovascular disease risk.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~week 8-56
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 8-56 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Individual consumption behaviors
Secondary outcome measures
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Weight
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Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Experimental 30% discount interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
30% discount on fruits, vegetables and non-caloric beverages at the designated supermarkets
Group II: Experimental 15% discount interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
15% discount on fruits, vegetables and non-caloric beverages at the designated supermarkets
Group III: No intervention control groupActive Control1 Intervention
0% discount on fruits, vegetables and non-caloric beverages at the designated supermarkets
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Discount Intervention
2016
N/A
~320

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)NIH
2,354 Previous Clinical Trials
4,315,015 Total Patients Enrolled
446 Trials studying Obesity
588,626 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiLead Sponsor
857 Previous Clinical Trials
523,959 Total Patients Enrolled
16 Trials studying Obesity
16,085 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Allan Geliebter, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
7 Previous Clinical Trials
666 Total Patients Enrolled
6 Trials studying Obesity
570 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

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Recent research and studies
ObesityJournal
Supermarket Discounts of Low-energy Density Foods: Effects on Purchasing, Food Intake, and Body Weight
Geliebter, Allan, Ian Yi Han Ang, Maria Bernales-Korins, Dominica Hernandez, Christopher N. Ochner, Tatiana Ungredda, Rachel Miller, and Laura Kolbe. 2013. “Supermarket Discounts of Low-energy Density Foods: Effects on Purchasing, Food Intake, and Body Weight”. Obesity. Wiley. doi:10.1002/oby.20484.
ObesityJournal
Psychosocial Influences on Fruit and Vegetable Intake Following a NYC Supermarket Discount
Bernales-Korins, Maria, Ian Yi Han Ang, Shamima Khan, and Allan Geliebter. 2017. “Psychosocial Influences on Fruit and Vegetable Intake Following a NYC Supermarket Discount”. Obesity. Wiley. doi:10.1002/oby.21876.
AppetiteJournal
Body Weight, Dietary Intake, and Health Risk Factors Pre-covid and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nzesi, Aniema, Liza Roychowdhury, Mary Lou De Jesus, Avery Brown, and Allan Geliebter. 2022. “Body Weight, Dietary Intake, and Health Risk Factors Pre-covid and During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Appetite. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2022.106182.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Multi-level Supermarket Discount Study
Allan Geliebter 2016. "Multi-level Supermarket Discount Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04178824.
~36 spots leftby Apr 2025
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