Current Studies
We invite people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in the exciting research studies being conducted here at the Pennington Center. The studies are free, and many of them offer compensation for volunteers who participate. Click on a study below or call 225-763-3000 to learn how you can be a volunteer!

Study Name Study Type
Blueberry II - 10-week study Diabetes Prevention
Breakfast II - 7-week nutrition study Nutrition
Dapa - 52 week Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, and Hypertension study Diabetes
EAT - 9-month nutrition study Nutrition
ECCENTRIC - 28-week PCOS study General Health
ISAIC - 3-month exercise study Physical Activity
Juvenon - 24-week study Healthy Aging
LIFE - Multi-year study Healthy Aging
Micro B - 14-week weight loss study Weight Loss
Nitrite - 8 week Diabetes Study Diabetes
RIDE - 12 week weight loss study Weight Loss
WAIST - 1-day study for children General Health