NCT07675148Recruiting
Cooking Classes as a Family-based Intervention for Weight Reduction: Effects on Dietary Quality and Weight Management in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this quasi-experimental interventional study is to learn if healthy cooking classes for home cooks can improve weight management and dietary quality among Emirati adults with overweight or obesity living in Abu Dhabi. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does participation in the culinary medicine program reduce body weight over time? * Does the intervention improve diet quality and increase compliance with healthy home-cooked meals? * Does the intervention improve health measures such as waist circumference, body fat percentage, blood pressure, and heart rate? * What are the experiences and satisfaction levels of participating family members and trained home cooks? Participants will: * Enroll in a 3-month family-based nutrition intervention program * Receive meals prepared by home cooks trained in culinary medicine through the ICCA program * Complete assessments before the intervention, during the intervention, and 3 months after completion * Undergo measurements including weight, waist circumference, body fat percentage, blood pressure, and heart rate * Complete questionnaires about diet quality, meal habits, and overall program experience
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 250 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 11 Jun 2026
- Start date
- 8 Oct 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Sept 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07675148
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 250
- From 8 Oct 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Undergone surgery within 3 months prior to study recruitment, including bariatric surgery
Other illness
- Undergoing treatment for serious illnesses (active cancer), planned for surgery, interventional management, and immunomodulation
Other
- Body weight exceeding 220 kilograms at the time of recruitment
- Enrolled in other lifestyle intervention programs
Who the study is looking for
- Emirati
- Based in Abu Dhabi
- Home cooked meals prepared by full-time home cooks who are certified in the ICCA Culinary Medicine course (post 4 weeks cooking training)
- Certified home cooks are residing with participant during the training and intervention
- Aged between 18 years and 60 years
- BMI between 28-40 kg/m2
- Participant and cooks being able to provide informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | Recruiting |
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