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NCT04293224 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Metabolic and Bio-behavioral Effects of Following Recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

A NA study of Obesity and Body Weight, sponsored by USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center.

Recruiting
Registry status
NA
Development phase
70
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT04293224: Recruiting NA study of Obesity and Body Weight, sponsored by USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center.

NCT04293224 is a NA study of Obesity and Body Weight that is actively recruiting participants, run by USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center. The registered enrollment target is 70 participants, below the 819-participant average among 1,053 other Obesity trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04293224, a NA study of Obesity and Body Weight, is actively recruiting participants, sponsored by USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center.

RECRUITING
Registry status
NA
Development phase
70 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

This study, at the Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC), will focus on whether or not achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight is the most important health promoting recommendation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).The investigators hypothesize that improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors resulting from eating a DGA style diet will be greater in people whose energy intake is restricted to result in weight loss compared to those who maintain their weight. The investigators further propose that during a state of energy restriction, a higher nutrient quality diet such as the DGA style diet pattern, will result in greater improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors compared to a typical American diet (TAD) pattern that tends to be lower nutrient quality (more energy-dense and less nutrient-rich.)

Primary Outcome

Body weight will be measured to the nearest 0.1 kg using a calibrated electronic scale.

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • OTHER DGA Mediterranean diet pattern, energy balance
  • OTHER DGA Mediterranean diet pattern, negative energy balance
  • OTHER TAD diet pattern, negative energy balance

Study Locations (1)

California

  • UC Davis, Western Human Nutrition Research Center - Davis

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 70 participants
Start Date 2022-08-01
Est. Completion 2026-09-30
Phase NA

What NCT04293224 shows while recruiting

NCT04293224 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 70 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 819-participant average among 1,053 other Obesity trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower).

The record links to 2 conditions, with Obesity appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 3 interventions - of which DGA Mediterranean diet pattern, energy balance is the first listed.

NCT04293224 reports a single indexed study location in California.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04293224 about?

NCT04293224 is a clinical study titled "Metabolic and Bio-behavioral Effects of Following Recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans". This study, at the Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC), will focus on whether or not achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight is the most important health promoting recommendation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).The investigators hypothesize that improvement in cardi...

What is the current status of trial NCT04293224?

This trial is currently recruiting. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 70 participants. The study started on 2022-08-01. Estimated completion is 2026-09-30.

What conditions does trial NCT04293224 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Obesity, Body Weight.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04293224?

The interventions under investigation include: DGA Mediterranean diet pattern, energy balance (OTHER), DGA Mediterranean diet pattern, negative energy balance (OTHER), TAD diet pattern, negative energy balance (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04293224?

This trial is sponsored by USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, which has 47 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT04293224 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across California. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT04293224's enrollment target sits among peer trials

70 595th of 1053 higher than 449 of 1,053 other Obesity trials

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

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04293224, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04293224 (small enrollment · single site footprint · recruiting) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.