Could a traditional Plant-Based diet curb diabetes risk in latino communities?
NCT ID NCT05444595
First seen Jul 08, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a culturally tailored plant-based diet, guided by community health workers, can help Latino adults with obesity lose weight and improve metabolic health. Forty participants will be randomly assigned to either the plant-based diet program or standard health advice for 16 weeks. The goal is to see if this approach is both effective and acceptable in an underserved population at risk for diabetes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioral plant-based dietary intervention
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this culturally tailored diet program could offer a practical, low-cost way to reduce obesity and diabetes risk in underserved Latino communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The diet requires significant lifestyle changes, and long-term adherence is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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35 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-reported Hispanic and/or Latino heritage * Body Mass Index (BMI) 30-42 kg/m² * HbA1c ≤ 6.4% Exclusion Criteria: * Previous diagnosis of diabetes * Unstable weight (≥4% during the last 2 months prior to study enrollment) * Severe cardiovascular disease within the 6 months prior to study enrollment * Severe organ system dysfunction * active substance abuse with alcohol or drugs * Severe anemia * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Use of medications that are known to affect the study outcome measures * Persons who are not able to grant voluntary informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Santa Barbara, California, 93105, United States
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