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center for obesity research and education (CORE)

Ongoing Research

 

Shape Study

Principal Investigator: Gary D. Foster, PhD
Screened Health Assessment and Pacer Evaluation (SHAPE):
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind pivotal 2 year study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Implantable Gastric Stimulator (IGS) on 190 patients at 8 sites across the United States. Patients receive monthly support group treatment and monthly individual treatment with a dietitian. We are no longer enrolling patients into this study.

 

Sleep AHEAD (Sleep Apnea in Look AHEAD participants)

Principal Investigator: Gary D. Foster, PhD
This is a 4-site, NIH-funded sub-study to the Look AHEAD study, looking at the effects of weight loss over time on sleep-disordered breathing. This study is only for people already recruited into the Look AHEAD study .

 

STOPP T2D

Principal Investigator:  Gary D. Foster, PhD
Studies to Treat or Prevent Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes (STOPP T2D) is a study designed to investigate a type 2 diabetes prevention program with 6-8th grade students in 42 schools at 7 sites across the United States. The study is working with the middle schools to evaluate a program that changes the physical education program to keep children more active, changes the food and drink choices offered in schools to be healthier, and delivers messages and activities to encourage children to make healthier choices in what they do and what they eat.

 

The Safety and Efficacy of Low and High Carbohydrate Diets

Principal Investigator: Gary D. Foster, PhD
This 3-site, NIH-funded study is comparing the conventional high carbohydrate, low fat diet with a generic low carbohydrate diet for obese men and women. The study is closed to new enrollment.

 

The Weight and Metabolic Effects of an Almond-Enriched Hypocaloric Diet

Principal Investigator: Gary D. Foster, PhD

This 18-month research study is evaluating the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of an almond-enriched low calorie diet on weight loss and weight maintenance, and the diet's effect on current and new cardiovascular risk factors. The study is closed to new enrollment.