Stress clinical trials at UC Irvine
2 in progress, 1 open to eligible people
Ethnic Influences on Stress, Energy Balance and Obesity in Adolescents
open to eligible females ages 13-17
The study will examine the mechanisms linking race, stress and biobehavioral factors to energy balance and obesity in both natural and controlled environments in African-American and Caucasian adolescent females. A Hispanic/Latina cohort has recently been added with permission for the sponsor.
Irvine, California
Conscious Pregnancy: Supporting Maternal Cardiometabolic Health with Mindfulness
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A pilot randomized control trial (RCT) to examine the efficacy of a culturally tailored mindfulness intervention upon fasting cardiometabolic factors (including markers of glycemic control) and inflammatory gene expression in n=60 (n=30 intervention, n=30 wait-list control) low-income Spanish-speaking Latina pregnant women. The study will be conducted in partnership with MOMS, a nonprofit community organization that serves low-income pregnant and postpartum women.
Santa Ana, California
Our lead scientists for Stress research studies include Karen L Lindsay, RD, PhD Uma Rao, MD Lauren E Gyllenhammer, PhD.
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