TARGETing Healthy Weight Loss in the Context of Food Insecurity (TARGET P&F I)

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Obesity; Food Insecurity; Body Weight; Food Security

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05601804

PBRC 2022-039

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot and feasibility study will collect information from food insecure, as well as food secure, women with obesity to detail their desires and needs for healthy weight reduction. Up to 60 women with obesity will be enrolled. Pennington Biomedical Research Center will coordinate this qualitative study and use focus groups discussion to collect formative data.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Willing to provide written informed consent
• Female
• 18 to 65 years of age
• BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
• Ability to read and write using English
• Willing to participate in focus group discussions
• Willing to be audio/video recorded

Exclusion criteria

• Male
• Currently pregnant
• BMI <30 kg/m2

Trial design

45 participants in 2 patient groups

Food Insecure Women with Obesity

Description:

4 focus groups with 6-8 participants each

Food Secure Women with Obesity

Description:

3 focus groups with 6-8 participants each