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NCT03159689 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

The Effect of a Healthy Snack on Body Weight and Composition

A NA study, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
131
Enrollment target

NCT03159689: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

NCT03159689 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of California, Los Angeles. The registered enrollment target is 131 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03159689, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
131 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The results from this study may help to explain if incorporating mixed nuts in a reduced calorie diet will lead to weight loss.

Primary Outcome

Weight loss as determined by body composition and body mass index

Interventions

  • OTHER Pretzels
  • OTHER Mixed Tree Nuts

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 131 participants
Start Date 2018-02-01
Est. Completion 2020-12-30
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03159689 record still lists

NCT03159689 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 131 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Pretzels is the first listed.

NCT03159689 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03159689 about?

NCT03159689 is a clinical study titled "The Effect of a Healthy Snack on Body Weight and Composition". The results from this study may help to explain if incorporating mixed nuts in a reduced calorie diet will lead to weight loss.

What is the current status of trial NCT03159689?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 131 participants. The study started on 2018-02-01. Estimated completion is 2020-12-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03159689?

The interventions under investigation include: Pretzels (OTHER), Mixed Tree Nuts (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03159689?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles, which has 897 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03159689's enrollment target sits among peer trials

131 732nd of 2000 higher than 1,268 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03159689, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03159689 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.