Food Is Medicine Approaches for Obesity
(EatWell Rx Trial)
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if increased access to healthy foods, combined with behavioral weight loss (BWL) interventions, results in greater weight loss for adults with obesity and food insecurity. It will also learn about changes in health-quality of life and dietary quality. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does BWL, combined with either home-delivered, medically-tailored (HOME) groceries or grocery vouchers (VOUCHER), result in greater weight loss than BWL alone?
* Is the addition of HOME to BWL more effective at supporting adults with food insecurity and obesity to lose weight when compared to BWL and VOUCHER?
Who Is on the Research Team?
Ariana Chao, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC
Principal Investigator
Johns Hopkins University
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Adults over 18 with obesity (BMI >30) and food insecurity can join this trial. They must be able to walk two blocks, provide consent, participate in all activities, and share food receipts. Women of childbearing age need to use contraception.Inclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Participants receive 21 sessions of Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL) over 52 weeks, with additional interventions of either grocery vouchers or home-delivered groceries for the first 24 weeks
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in weight, dietary quality, and health-related quality of life
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Food Is Medicine Approaches
Trial Overview
The study tests if adding home-delivered groceries or grocery vouchers to behavioral weight loss programs helps adults with obesity lose more weight than the program alone.
How Is the Trial Designed?
3
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Participants receive BWL+Voucher
Participants receive BWL+Home
Participants receive BWL-Alone
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Johns Hopkins University
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Collaborator
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