SuspendedNot Applicable

A Nutritional Intervention in Police Officers

Stopped: Sponsor put plans on hold

United States20 participantsStarted 2016-02

Plain-language summary

The proposed study seeks to test the effect of a plant-based dietary intervention on cardiovascular risk factors in police officers.

Age range18 Years – 90 Years

SexALL

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✓. Men and women at least 18 years
✓. Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 and/or a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as defined by a fasting plasma glucose concentration ≥ 126 mg/dl on two occasions or a prior physician's diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
✓. Currently an employee of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
✓. Ability and willingness to participate in all components of the study
✓. A willingness to be randomly assigned to either study group

✕. Alcohol consumption of more than 2 drinks per day or the equivalent, episodic increased drinking (e.g., more than 2 drinks per day on weekends), or a history of alcohol abuse or dependency followed by any current use
✕. Use of recreational drugs in the past 6 months (past drug use, if fully recovered, is not a criteria for exclusion)
✕. Pregnancy
✕. Unstable medical or psychiatric illness
✕. Likely to be disruptive in group sessions (as determined by research staff)
✕. Already following a low-fat, vegan diet
✕. Lack of English fluency
✕

Body Weight

Timeframe: Changes in body weight from Baseline at 14 weeks

Plasma lipid concentrations

Timeframe: Changes in plasma lipid concentrations from Baseline at 14 weeks

Blood pressure

Timeframe: Changes in blood pressure from Baseline at 14 weeks

NCT IDNCT02651480

SponsorPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-12

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 90 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

✓. Men and women at least 18 years
✓. Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 and/or a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as defined by a fasting plasma glucose concentration ≥ 126 mg/dl on two occasions or a prior physician's diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
✓. Currently an employee of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
✓. Ability and willingness to participate in all components of the study
✓. A willingness to be randomly assigned to either study group

✕. Alcohol consumption of more than 2 drinks per day or the equivalent, episodic increased drinking (e.g., more than 2 drinks per day on weekends), or a history of alcohol abuse or dependency followed by any current use
✕. Use of recreational drugs in the past 6 months (past drug use, if fully recovered, is not a criteria for exclusion)
✕. Pregnancy
✕. Unstable medical or psychiatric illness
✕. Likely to be disruptive in group sessions (as determined by research staff)
✕. Already following a low-fat, vegan diet
✕. Lack of English fluency
✕