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CompletedNCT01592071Updated Mar 31, 2014Results posted

IgG-mediated Food Test for Weight Loss

An interventional study of Replace reactive foods with non-reactive foods in Overweight and Obesity, sponsored by University of Miami. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-03-31.

Sponsored by University of Miami · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study assessed the effect of an IgG-mediated food sensitivity test in combination with a food elimination diet on body composition and secondary outcomes in people who were overweight.

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This study looked at foods that stimulated IgG food antibody production, which may play a role in certain conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, obesity, type I diabetes, and migraine headaches.

Using a proprietary blood test, the Immuno Bloodprint, to determine which foods stimulate IgG food antibodies in each person, this study detailed a personalized list of reactive foods that stimulated such antibodies for each participant. The participant was then advised to eliminate as much as possible the reactive foods for 90 days.

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Conditions studied

  • Overweight and Obesity

Keywords

  • food sensitivity
  • IgG
  • obesity
  • overweight
  • body composition
  • reactive foods
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In context

Overweight

3,767 studies on the registry are indexed under Overweight; 863 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 120 is above the median of 73 across 3,263 interventional studies indexed under Overweight.

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Lead sponsor

University of Miami is the lead sponsor of 838 studies on the registry; 164 are open to participants now.

Of its 114 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 96 (84%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • BMI above 20
  • Express an interest in losing weight

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less than 18 years of age
  • Currently participating in another research trial for weight loss
  • Suffering from serious medical complications that might limit their participation, such as recent heart attack, stroke, or chronic kidney disease
  • Pregnant
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
120 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Replace reactive w/ non-reactive foods

    Test results, individual dietary plan: 'Replace reactive foods with non-reactive foods'

    Other: Replace reactive foods with non-reactive foods

Interventions

  • OtherReplace reactive foods with non-reactive foods

    Subjects were provided with the test results and an individualized dietary plan based on replacing reactive foods with non-reactive foods as replacements per the Immuno Bloodprint results.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Weight (kg)

    Measure of body composition: weight (kg).

    Time frame: 30, 60 and 90 days from baseline

  2. Body Mass Index

    Measure of body composition: height and weight to assess BMI.

    Time frame: 30, 60 and 90 days from baseline

  3. Waist Circumference

    Measure of body composition: waist circumference (cm).

    Time frame: 30, 60 and 90 days from baseline

  4. Hip Circumference

    Measure of body composition: hip circumference (cm).

    Time frame: 30, 60 or 90 days from baseline

  5. Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR)

    Measure of body composition: hip and waist circumference to calculate waist/hip ratio (WHR).

    Time frame: 30, 60 or 90 days from baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. Blood Pressure

    Systolic and diastolic blood pressure measured.

    Time frame: 30, 60 and 90 days from baseline

  2. Heart Rate

    Heart rate measured.

    Time frame: 30, 60 and 90 days from baseline

  3. Quality of Life

    Quality of life categories measured with the SF-36 Health Survey. The SF-36 Health Survey provides psychometrically-based physical and mental health summary measures and a preference-based health utility index.The SF-36 provides a t-score for each scale or domain ranging from 0-100 with higher scores representing better perceived quality of life.

    Time frame: 30, 60 or 90 days from baseline

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Results

Posted Mar 31, 2014

Participant flow

Recruitment between 2008 and 2010. Blood draws and discussion of results of blood draws performed at UM Clinical Research Building

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneNon-reactive Foods
Started120
Completed120
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryWeight (kg)

Measure of body composition: weight (kg).

Time frame:
30, 60 and 90 days from baseline
Reported as:
Mean · kilograms
Weight (kg)
kilogramsNon-reactive Foods
Weight (Baseline)80 ± 17.2
Weight (30 days)76.6 ± 15.8
Weight (60 days)74.7 ± 16
Weight (90 days)75 ± 17.7
SecondaryBlood Pressure

Systolic and diastolic blood pressure measured.

Time frame:
30, 60 and 90 days from baseline
Reported as:
Mean · mm Hg
Blood Pressure
mm HgNon-reactive Foods
Systolic BP (Baseline)123.2 ± 17.2
Systolic BP (30 days)119.0 ± 12.7
Systolic BP (60 days)119.0 ± 15.1
Systolic BP (90 days)115.7 ± 13.7
Diastolic BP (Baseline)79.0 ± 12.1
Diastolic BP (30 days)75.9 ± 9.1
Diastolic BP (60 days)75.0 ± 9.6
Diastolic BP (90 days)74.0 ± 7.3
PrimaryBody Mass Index

Measure of body composition: height and weight to assess BMI.

Time frame:
30, 60 and 90 days from baseline
Reported as:
Mean · kg/m^2
Body Mass Index
kg/m^2Non-reactive Foods
BMI (Baseline)29.0 ± 5.5
BMI (30 days)27.7 ± 5.6
BMI (60 days)27.4 ± 5.6
BMI (90 days)27.2 ± 5.6
PrimaryWaist Circumference

Measure of body composition: waist circumference (cm).

Time frame:
30, 60 and 90 days from baseline
Reported as:
Mean · centimeters
Waist Circumference
centimetersNon-reactive Foods
Waist Circumference (Baseline)91.7 ± 14.5
Waist Circumference (30 days)85.9 ± 12.7
Waist Circumference (60 days)85.1 ± 11.7
Waist Circumference (90 days)84.3 ± 12.4
SecondaryHeart Rate

Heart rate measured.

Time frame:
30, 60 and 90 days from baseline
Reported as:
Mean · bpm
Heart Rate
bpmNon-reactive Foods
Heart Rate (Baseline)73.6 ± 10.7
Heart Rate (30 days)72.1 ± 9.9
Heart Rate (60 days)73.3 ± 8.9
Heart Rate (90 days)72.5 ± 8.4
SecondaryQuality of Life

Quality of life categories measured with the SF-36 Health Survey. The SF-36 Health Survey provides psychometrically-based physical and mental health summary measures and a preference-based health utility index.The SF-36 provides a t-score for each scale or domain ranging from 0-100 with higher scores representing better perceived quality of life.

Time frame:
30, 60 or 90 days from baseline
Reported as:
Mean · Scores on a scale
Quality of Life
Scores on a scaleNon-reactive Foods
Physical Functioning (Baseline)86.5 ± 17.9
Physical Functioning (30 days)91.8 ± 11.5
Physical Functioning (60 days)91.7 ± 9.9
Physical Functioning (90 days)93.8 ± 7.0
Physical Role Functioning (Baseline)83.9 ± 21.4
Physical Role Functioning (30 days)91.6 ± 16.5
Physical Role Functioning (60 days)88.3 ± 14.1
Physical Role Functioning (90 days)95.6 ± 6.1
Emotional Role Functioning (Baseline)85.9 ± 19.2
Emotional Role Functioning (30 days)91.7 ± 16.2
Emotional Role Functioning (60 days)95.5 ± 9.5
Emotional Role Functioning (90 days)93.3 ± 9.6
Mental Health (Baseline)75.6 ± 15.9
Mental Health (30 days)83.0 ± 15.1
Mental Health (60 days)81.7 ± 12.7
Mental Health (90 days)86.5 ± 10.1
Social Functioning (Baseline)80.1 ± 22.8
Social Functioning (30 days)87.5 ± 20.3
Social Functioning (60 days)88.5 ± 14.2
Social Functioning (90 days)94.4 ± 10.3
Vitality (Baseline)57.7 ± 17.8
Vitality (30 days)69.9 ± 16.2
Vitality (60 days)68.0 ± 13.7
Vitality (90 days)70.3 ± 14.7
Bodily Pain (Baseline)67.3 ± 22.3
Bodily Pain (30 days)78.4 ± 14.3
Bodily Pain (60 days)79.4 ± 9.6
Bodily Pain (90 days)78.5 ± 13.6
General Health (Baseline)70.9 ± 19.6
General Health (30 days)82.4 ± 13.8
General Health (60 days)79.3 ± 13.4
General Health (90 days)81.1 ± 11.0
PrimaryHip Circumference

Measure of body composition: hip circumference (cm).

Time frame:
30, 60 or 90 days from baseline
Reported as:
Mean · centimeters
Hip Circumference
centimetersNon-reactive Foods
Hip Circumference (Baseline)106.4 ± 11.4
Hip Circumference (30 days)103.1 ± 12.4
Hip Circumference (60 days)103.4 ± 13.5
Hip Circumference (90 days)102.9 ± 11.2
PrimaryWaist-Hip Ratio (WHR)

Measure of body composition: hip and waist circumference to calculate waist/hip ratio (WHR).

Time frame:
30, 60 or 90 days from baseline
Reported as:
Mean · ratio
Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR)
ratioNon-reactive Foods
Waist-Hip Ratio (Baseline)0.86 ± 0.11
Waist-Hip Ratio (30 days)0.84 ± 0.12
Waist-Hip Ratio (60 days)0.83 ± 0.09
Waist-Hip Ratio (90 days)0.82 ± 0.08

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Non-reactive Foods—0/120 (0%)0/120 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Non-reactive Foods
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years116
>=65 years4
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Non-reactive Foods
Mean45.5 ± 12.2
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Non-reactive Foods
Female101
Male19
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Non-reactive Foods
United States120
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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Miami CRB
    Miami, Florida 33136, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 31, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01592071
Collaborators
Immuno Laboratories
Responsible party
John E. Lewis (Associate Professor, University of Miami) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 7, 2012
Start date
Oct 2008
Primary completion
Oct 2010
Completion
Oct 2010
Results posted
Mar 31, 2014
Last update
Mar 31, 2014

Study contacts

John E Lewis, PhD
principal investigator · University of Miami

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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