VAnish Study
Study Type
General Health & WellbeingStudy Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of drinking a daily vinegar beverage on body composition and overall health in overweight individuals.
About the Study
Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups. One group will receive 2 vinegar beverages per day, another group will receive one vinegar and one placebo beverage per day, and the third group will receive two placebo beverages per day.
The beverages will be provided at the first visit and neither the participant nor the staff will know what beverage has been assigned. Participants will be asked to take pictures of the beverage containers and send by email and will participate in regularly scheduled phone calls with study staff.
Study Design
- 2 screening visits
- 2 study visits
- Medical history and physical examination
- Vital signs
- Height, weight, and body measurements
- Blood draws
- Urine tests
- Stool samples
- Fitbit accelerometer
- MRI
- DXA (to measure bone, muscle and body fat)
- BMI
- BIA and food diary
- IV – oral glucose tolerance test
- Questionnaires
Number of Visits:
Procedures:
Study Qualifications
- Be between 18 and 60 years old
- Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 25 - 30 calculate your BMI
- Not be diagnosed with diabetes
- Not have any implanted electronic devices (such as pacemaker)
- Be willing to consume study beverages daily for 12 weeks
- Be willing to take a urine drug screen
To qualify for this research study, participants should:
Study Duration
Participation in the study will last approximately 14 weeks with 4 visits to Pennington Biomedical.
Compensation
Compensation of up to $250 is offered for the completion of this study.
Study Contact
If you are interested in volunteering for this research study, click here to screen online. Interested volunteers may also call 225-763-3000 or email clinicaltrials@pbrc.edu.
If you think you may be eligible, please click the button below to screen online.
GET STARTEDPlease do not fill out this questionnaire for anyone other than yourself unless you are their legal guardian.
If you know someone who may be interested please direct them to the site or have them call us directly at 225-763-3000.
CLINICAL TRIALS
