Exercise nutrition and weight loss

Sisters, We Need You in the InspireHER Study! Help us test a new program designed to support better heart health and overall wellness.   Who Can Participate? Black/African American women ages 30–79 who have one or more of the following: High blood pressure Diabetes High cholesterol Obesity   What Will Participants Do? Learn about heart health and important health numbers Participate in a lifestyle intervention program Attend weekly sessions focused on improving health and wellness   Where? A public location in the Birmingham metropolitan area   When? Once per week for approximately 6 months   Participant Benefits Fitness watch Blood pressure monitor Resistance bands Up to $75 in compensation distributed throughout the study   Interested in learning more? Contact our team today by filling out our interest link or emailing us at nrg@uabmc.edu.

Researchers at UAB are recruiting adults with Type 2 Diabetes for a clinical research study focused on weight loss and metabolic health. You may qualify if you: are an adult with Type 2 Diabetes are interested in weight loss meet additional study criteria Study-related care and compensation may be provided. To learn more or see if you qualify contact: Christie Kirchoff ckirchof@uab.edu 205-975-7494

The UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences is conducting a 95-week study to see how an investigational drug works in lowering body weight in people with Type 2 Diabetes. Eligible participants must be at least 18 years old. In addition to study medication, participants will receive diet and exercise counseling. Participants will be compensated for study visits. For more information contact Christie Kirchoff at ckirchof@uab.edu or 205-975-7494.

Researchers want to develop a Community Health Worker (CHW)-delivered exercise program to help pregnant women stay active, and they need your help! The goal of this study is to understand how we can help you help pregnant women become more active through resistance training (exercises that make your muscles stronger). We also want to get your feedback on how to best design this program. To participate, you must be: Currently employed by a CHW organization as a CHW, including roles such as peer educator, outreach worker, or lay health advisor, but not as a licensed clinical health care provider. Have at least 6 months of direct experience supporting pregnant women in community-based services or maternal health research (e.g., home visits, prenatal education, case management or referrals, maternal health research studies or programs). Eligible individuals will complete online questionnaires (one time, ≤30 minutes) and a 1-on-1 online interview with study staff (~1 hour). Compensation provided. Contact the study team at StrongRoots@uabmc.edu or 205-934-2872 for more information.

Researchers want to learn how to help expecting mothers stay active throughout pregnancy through resistance training (exercises that make your muscles stronger, also known as strength training). The goal of this study is to understand how we can help you and women like you become more active through resistance training. We also want to get your feedback on how to best design a resistance training program for pregnant women. To participate: You must be 18-45 years old and currently pregnant (6-37 weeks gestation) Receiving prenatal care at UAB or planning to deliver at UAB Hospital AND At least one of these applies to you: Participate in public assistance programs such as Medicaid, WIC, SNAP, free or reduced-priced school meals, etc. Before pregnancy: Had obesity, high blood pressure, or diabetes For the first time during pregnancy: Had high blood sugar, or high blood pressure with or without signs of organ involvement Your baby was: Smaller or larger than expected in the womb, didn’t weigh enough at birth, or was born too early. Eligible participants will complete online questionnaires (one time, ≤30 minutes) and a 1-on-1 online interview with study staff (~1 hour). Compensation provided. Contact the study team at StrongRoots@uabmc.edu or 205-934-2872 for more information.

If you are between the ages of 18 -75 yrs and have a history of calcium oxalate kidney stones, you may be eligible to participate in a study exploring how dietary oxalate is absorbed in the gut and how this is different in patients with calcium oxalate kidney stones, which might increase their risk of forming calcium oxalate kidney stones. This study involves consuming fixed prepared meals over 4 days twice, a 9-hour long visit to the Clinical Research Unit (CRU), and providing urine, blood, breath and stool samples. Compensation up to $550. For more information call 205-934-5712 or email kidneystone@uabmc.edu.

Help us find out by joining our study. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of General Internal Medicine and Population Science is conducting an exciting research study to see if changing the time you eat can help with weight loss after having a baby. If you participate, you will either keep your normal eating schedule or change to a shortened daily eating window. If you are randomly chosen to do shortened daily eating window, you will fast for 15 hours per day and eat dinner by 6 pm about 6 days per week (1 break day per week). You may qualify if: You had a baby in the last 3 months Your BMI is 25 or more- find your BMI at this link  You are not currently taking any medications for chronic conditions You don’t smoke, vape, or use tobacco products currently or within the last 6 months The study involves coming to UAB for 2 study visits spaced about 12 weeks apart. You will be asked to complete surveys, blood draws, body fat scans, and other simple tests. Compensation of up to $130 is offered for the completion of this study. If you have any questions or to see if you qualify, please contact Kylie Pinkney at (205) 934-9521 or email kpinkney@uabmc.edu.

If you have the JAK2 V617F mutation, are aged 18-74 years old, do not smoke, do not have any known autoimmune disease, and attend medical checks at UAB regularly, you may be eligible for our study! This study focuses on better understanding how diet influences quality of life in MPN patients. We will test whether an anti-inflammatory food regime can help alleviate symptoms and decelerate disease progression. Participants will meet with study staff to collect non-invasive samples, undergo anthropometric and metabolic measurements, and answer study related questionnaires. Samples to be collected include blood and stool samples. Participants will be compensated $50 for each visit and providing samples if simply continuing their regular food intake, or $90 each month if trying an anti-inflammatory food regime for 3 months and completing the study visits and providing samples. Participants who adhere to an anti-inflammatory regime and would like to continue a further 9 months may be eligible to continue participating with a compensation of $90 per month. Study participants in all groups would receive information related to body inflammation, vitamin D levels, and metabolism if desired. Total maximum compensation of $150, $270 and $810 depending on study group. For more information, please contact us via phone or email at Phone: 205-975-3752, Email addresses: tmarquezlago@uabmc.edu or mpn@uabmc.edu.

Our study is looking for physically active and inactive postmenopausal women of Black or White race. We are testing the impact of race, exercise habits, and living conditions on heart disease risk in postmenopausal women. Participation only involves two, one-hour long visits to the UAB Center for Exercise Medicine and offers compensation up to $200. If you are interested in participating, please call McKenna Tharpe at (205) 996-3005.

You may be eligible to participate in a research study about the effects of Exercise and Metoprolol (a blood pressure pill) on a protein in your blood. This protein is related to heart disease. Eligible participants must be Healthy African American men having no history of diabetes, heart problems, or kidney problems. The study involves performing the exercise, taking metoprolol, consuming prepared meals, and collecting blood samples. Participants will be compensated $350 for completing the study visits. Please e-mail at exercisebetastudy@uabmc.edu or call us at 205-934-7173 if you are interested.

Help us find out by joining our study. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Nutrition Sciences, is conducting an exciting research study, in collaboration with Pennington Biomedical Research Center, to investigate whether intermittent fasting or calorie restriction (i.e., losing weight) can improve health and slow the aging process. If you are randomly selected to do calorie restriction, you may lose weight by eating less. If you are randomly selected to do intermittent fasting, you will fast for 16 hours per day and eat dinner by 6 pm about 6 days per week (1 break day per week). We want you to be successful: the study provides intensive coaching and support to help you successfully lose weight or practice intermittent fasting. To qualify, you should: Be 25-45 years old Have a BMI between 22-30 Be healthy Not currently taking any medications or supplements for chronic conditions Not smoke, vape, or use tobacco products currently or within the last 6 months Not currently participate in a regular program of heavy physical activity (e.g., jogging, running, or riding fast on a bicycle for 30 minutes or more per day) The study involves collecting a medical history, body fat and bone scans, blood draws, urine collection, questionnaires, and other simple tests. Participation in the study will last approximately 7 months. Compensation of up to $1,500 is offered for the completion of this study. If you are interested in participating and think you may be eligible, please click the button below to screen online, call 205-934-1457, or email dial@uab.edu.

Adult Volunteers ages 18-75 are needed for a study examining the relationship between oxalate handling in the blood and urine in persons with and without chronic kidney disease. The study involves consuming prepared meals over 5 days twice, one-day long visit in our clinical research unit, and the collection of urine and blood. Compensation up to $360. For more information, call 205-224-7324 or email kidneystoneresearch@uabmc.edu.

You may be eligible to participate in a research study about the effects of Exercise and Metoprolol (a blood pressure pill) on a protein in your blood. This protein is related to heart disease. Eligible participants must be Healthy men and women, African American or Caucasians, and have no history of diabetes, heart problems, or kidney problems. The study involves performing the exercise, taking metoprolol, consuming prepared meals, and collecting blood samples. Participants will be compensated $350 for completing the study visits. Please e-mail Nehal Vekariya at exercisebetastudy@uabmc.edu or call us at 205-934-7173 if you are interested.

This study is looking for individuals with spinal cord injury to participate in a home based exercise program for improving cardiometabolic health outcomes. Qualified participants must be at least 3 years post-injury, between the ages of 19-65, and must have a confirmed diagnosis of SCI at the cervical or thoracic level (C7-T12, classified as A, B, C, or D on the AIS scale). Participants will exercise for 16-weeks from home using an arm crank cycle ergometer. Participants will be compensated $300 for completing the study. For more information, and to see if you might be eligible to join, please contact 205-996-4114 or email at grdnfs@uab.edu.

You may be eligible to participate in a research study about the effects of Exercise and Metoprolol (a blood pressure pill) on a protein in your blood. This protein is related to heart disease. Eligible participants must be Healthy men and women, African American or Caucasians, and have no history of diabetes, heart problems, or kidney problems. The study involves performing the exercise, taking metoprolol, consuming prepared meals, and collecting blood samples. Participants will be compensated $350 for completing the study visits. Please e-mail Nehal at exercisebetastudy@uabmc.edu or call us at 205-934-7173 if you are interested.

You may be eligible to participate in a research study about the effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan or Valsartan on your body’s 24-hour rhythm of a hormone in your blood called natriuretic peptides. This hormone and the study medications are related to the heart. Eligible participants must be obese (BMI: 30-45 kg/m2) men and women and have no history of diabetes, heart problems, or kidney problems. The study involves consuming prepared meals, wearing a blood pressure monitor for 24-hours, a 24-hour inpatient stay, and collecting blood and urine samples. The meals will be provided at no cost. Participants will be compensated $560 for completing the study visits. Please e-mail Nehal at PRECISION-BPSTUDY@uabmc.edu if you are interested.

Overweight/Obese adult volunteers needed for study If you are between the ages of 18 -89 yrs and have a body mass index > 30 kg/m2 you may be eligible to participate in a study exploring the reason why individuals who have high BMI have an increased risk of forming calcium oxalate kidney stones. Participation involves eating study-provided meals for 4 days, providing urine and blood samples. Study meals are provided free of charge and additional compensation up to $140 is offered. For more information call 205-934-5712 or email kidneystone@uabmc.edu or kidneystoneresearch@uabmc.edu.

Adults with Type 2 Diabetes needed for a study If you are between the ages of 18 -89 yrs and have type 2 diabetes you may be eligible to participate in a study exploring the reason why individuals who have diabetes have an increased risk of forming calcium oxalate kidney stones. Individuals who are obese, overweight, or normal weight are all welcome to the study. Participation involves eating study-provided meals for 4 days, providing urine and blood samples. Study meals are provided free of charge and additional compensation up to $140 is offered. For more information, call 205-934-5712 or email kidneystone@uabmc.edu or kidneystoneresearch@uabmc.edu.

You may be eligible to participate in a research study about the effects of Exercise and Metoprolol (a blood pressure pill) on a protein in your blood. This protein is related to heart disease. Eligible participants must be Healthy men and women, African American or Caucasians, and have no history of diabetes, heart problems, or kidney problems. The study involves performing the exercise, taking metoprolol, consuming prepared meals, and collecting blood samples. Participants will be compensated. Please e-mail Nehal Vekariya at exercisebetastudy@uabmc.edu or call us at 205-934-7173 if you are interested.

Participants between the ages of 65-89, and individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease between the ages of 45-89 are needed for a research study on walking. This study is being done to assess how well individuals can modify walking patterns. If you qualify, we anticipate that your participation in the study will span a single study visit, with a total time commitment of 3 hours. You will be compensated for your time. Contact Christopher Hurt at cphurt@uab.edu at 205-934-8517, if you are interested.