Medically Intensive Nutrition Therapy Program for Obesity and Diabetes in a Low-income Population

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

About this trial

This study is being done to better understand whether meal replacements can be an effective tool for weight loss and treatment of elevated blood sugars in people with obesity/overweight and diabetes/pre-diabetes who have a low income.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 18-65

Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 27 kg/m²

HgA1C greater than or equal to 5.7 percent or fasting glucose greater than or equal to 100mg/dL within the previous 6 months

Low-income as defined by having a family income at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level guidelines for 2022

Disqualifiers

Current use of antihyperglycemic agents (other than metformin) or approved anti- obesity medications or plans to start such regimens over the 3 months post-study enrollment

HbA1c greater than or equal to 10 percent

Plans to pursue bariatric surgery over the 6 months post-study enrollment

Weight loss of greater than 5 kg within the previous 3 months

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Bariatrix Meal Replacement Products

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators