33 Paid Clinical Research Studies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The CALERIE™ Legacy Study

The purpose of the CALERIE Legacy Study is to follow up on the health and wellness of participants from phase 2 of the Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Int

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Effects of Acute Erythropoietin on Hepcidin and Dietary Iron Absorption Following Military-relevant Exercise in Energy Deficit: Pilot Study

Military personnel frequently experience declines in iron status during training and when in the field, which may compromise performance. The overall purpose of this study is to de

📍 LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Well-Mama Community Doula Navigator Study

This study will develop and test an intervention, called the Well-Mama intervention, which includes the use of a checklist by Community Doula Navigators to support pregnant women.

📍 Woman's Hospital — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Health Pilot Study

The objective of this study is to explore the effects of two dietary conditions (UPF-diet and typical American diet) on a number of clinical and metabolic outcomes in order to deri

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

💵 Participants will receive each dietary condition for 14 days, with at least a 14-day wash-out period between conditions.

TARGETing Healthy Weight Loss in the Context of Food Insecurity

This pilot and feasibility study will collect information from food insecure, as well as food secure, women with obesity to detail their desires and needs for healthy weight reduct

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dietary, Physiological, Genetic, and Behavioral Predictors of Health in a Young, Ethnically-Mixed Population

Dietary intervention and other strategies to prevent unhealthy weight gain and the development of obesity should be based on knowledge of dietary, physiological, genetic and behavi

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dietary Iron Requirements

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for iron are based on a relatively small number of studies in European populations. This research study will determine iron needs in a representati

📍 LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Measurement of Energy Metabolism in Infants

The purpose of this study is to measure energy expenditure during the first 3 months of life in infants.

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Evaluating Glial Acetate Metabolism as a Biomarker of Hypoglycemic Counterregulation

Hypoglycemic complications are a major impediment to the maintenance of healthy glucose levels in persons with diabetes. The investigators recently completed a clinical pilot and f

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Aim High: Readiness & Meeting the Standards in Military Pre-Recruits

The primary objective of the proposed study is to complete a comprehensive needs assessment of the Louisiana National Guard (LANG) Youth Challenge Program (YCP) in the YCP leadersh

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Studying Phenotypic Risks for Obesity and Underlying Traits in Young Infants

The purpose of this research study is to understand how infants metabolize different meals and to develop clinical tools which identify infants as having two different phenotypes.

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Reducing African Americans' Alzheimer's Disease Risk Through Exercise (RAATE)"

The RAATE proposal is designed to determine the effects of physical activity on risk factors for Alzheimer's Disease in older African American adults. The study will compare a phys

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Cardiovascular Risk and Circadian Misalignment in Short Sleepers - Role of Extended Eating Period

Short sleep duration confers high cardiovascular and metabolic risk, but lifestyle factors and molecular mechanisms that contribute to increased blood pressure and poor glucose con

📍 Recruiting core Pennington — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Testing the Adipose Expandability Hypothesis In Vivo During Overfeeding

Adipose, or fat, tissue is a plastic organ that retains the ability to expand and store excess calories during positive energy balance in humans. The capacity of subcutaneous (subQ

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Breath Analysis & Malnutrition

The purpose of this research study is to understand how breath is related to nutritional status. The procedures involved in this study include blood and breath sampling, questionna

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Low Oxygen Exposure and Weight Status

The objective of the proposed double-blind, parallel-arm, randomized clinical trial is to evaluate changes in body weight and composition, assess determinants of energy balance (in

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Pennington Center Longitudinal Study (PCLS)

The purpose of this study is to develop a cohort of volunteers that can be studied and followed up into the future for changes in health behaviors and development of health problem

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Using a Steroid Mouthwash to Prevent Mouth Sores During Chemotherapy

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a steroid mouthwash (dexamethasone) can prevent mouth sores caused by chemotherapy in adults with cancer. The main questions it aims

📍 Woman's Hospital — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

💵 All participants will receive dexamethasone mouthwash to use as a swish-and-spit rinse for 8 weeks.

Four Pillars of Defense: A Whole Health Approach to the Military

The overall objectives of this study are to better define the construct of psychological resilience in the military, to identify potential modifiable risk factors and trainable ski

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Effects of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery on Lipid Metabolism, Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells, and Cancer Cell Biology

This study aims to determine the relationship between lipid kinetics changes and blood immunosuppressive cells by metabolic surgery in two patient cohorts.

📍 Pennington Biomedical Resarch Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Treatment to Regress to Normoglycemia in Women with a Recent History of GDM

The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of semaglutide 1mg (Ozempic®) to aid recently postpartum women with dysglycemia and a history of GDM to regress to normoglycem

📍 Woman's Hospital — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Utilizing Long-read Sequencing to Investigate the EGFR Landscape of EGFR Positive Lung Cancer Patients

EGFR gene mutations are some of the most commonly occurring mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. Investigators have developed a DNA instability model that estimates a risk scor

📍 Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

CanCan Body Composition Study

The aim of this study is to develop a dataset with reference body composition measurements using criterion methods. This dataset will be used to develop new protocols to study pati

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Assessing the Value of Avocados on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

The objective of this study is to assess the effects of Hass Avocados on glycemic control. The investigators hypothesize that Hass Avocado consumption will reduce fasting blood sug

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Experimental Approach to Test Predictions of Body Weight Regulation Models

The regulation of human body weight and fatness is not fully understood. Although some models of regulation have been proposed (set point, dual-intervention point, others), no stud

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Pennington Generation Cohort

The Pennington Generation Cohort is an observational study comprised of Louisiana families. Families will be assessed at baseline for a variety of traits and behaviors, and then fo

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Latency Antibiotics in Previable PPROM, 18 0/7- 22 6/7 WGA

This study is a non-blinded, prospective, randomized controlled trial designed to compare the effect of outpatient oral antibiotics (i.e., amoxicillin and azithromycin) on the leng

📍 Woman's Hospital — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

💵 At this time the patients will receive all medications and therapies recommended by the governing board of OBGYNs.

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Acute Taurine Supplementation, and Isolated Muscular Endurance and Fatigue Resistance in Young Healthy Adults

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the association between near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-derived mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) capacity of the v

📍 Huey P. Long Fieldhouse Exercise Physiology Laboratory — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Eating Almonds Before a Meal to Control Blood Sugar

The goal of this study is to learn whether eating a small serving of almonds before meals can improve blood sugar control in adults who have early signs of problems with blood suga

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Athlete Needs Assessment & Focus Groups

The overall objective of this study is to investigate various physical and mental health needs of collegiate athletes and how they differ in and out of sport. Researchers aim to id

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Evaluating the Validity and Feasibility of a Smartwatch-based Eating Detection System to Passively and Automatically Detect Eating Events in Child-parent Dyads

This study will test the validity and feasibility of an smartwatch-based system to detect eating and drinking events in both laboratory and free-living conditions.

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Diet-Induced Changes in GEnetic Material

This is a pilot study in 10 men to test the hypothesis that perturbations in substrate flux and the circulating metabolic and pro-inflammatory milieus during a high-fat diet paradi

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Impact of Lean Pork on Endothelial Function in Perimenopause

The goal of this study is to examine the impact of a diet high in fresh lean pork, compared to a plant-based diet, on cardiovascular function and vasomotor symptoms in perimenopaus

📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

💵 Participants will receive 7 days of meals and snacks for 4 weeks for each diet.