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Barriers to Vegetarian Diets

University of Maryland, Baltimore · NCT07075653

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–88 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
150
US sites recruiting
3
Study start
January 30, 2024
Record last updated
July 20, 2025

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What the study is about

The goal of this observational study is to learn what affects a person's openness to adopting a vegetarian diet in urban community members with chronic disease.

The main questions it aims to answer are

How open are individuals to adopting a vegetarian diet? What are the barriers to adopting a vegetarian diet?

Researchers will compare Black and White individuals to see if there are differences.

Participants will be asked to fill out a survey about their openness to going vegetarian as well as barriers to going vegetarian such as perceived stigma, tastiness, financial cost, convenience, familiarity, and healthfulness.

Being studied: Survey using a questionnaire.

Conditions: Chronic Disease

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 18-88 years old

Exclusion Criteria

  • Age \<18 or >88 years old

Recruiting US locations

  • University Health Center

    Baltimore, MD 21201

    Site contact: Mihir Patel, MD, MS, FACP · Mihir.Patel@som.umaryland.edu

  • University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus

    Baltimore, MD 21201

    Site contact: Mihir Patel, MD, MS, FACP · 667-214-1500 · Mihir.Patel@som.umaryland.edu

  • University of Maryland Medical Center

    Baltimore, MD 21201

    Site contact: Mihir Patel, MD, MS, FACP · 667-214-1500 · Mihir.Patel@som.umaryland.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Mihir Patel, MD, MD, FACP · 667-214-1500 · Mihir.Patel@som.umaryland.edu
  • Jennifer Paul, MPH, RD · 3018079647 · jenniferpaul@som.umaryland.edu
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