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Plant-Based Meal Replacements for Weight Loss and Diabetes Remission

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What is being tested

Meal Replacement

Dietary Supplement
Who is being recruted

Body Weight+8

+ Body Weight Changes

+ Diabetes Mellitus

Over 18 Years
+7 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: September 2025
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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversity of Manitoba
Study ContactKathy Cherepak, BScMore contacts
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: September 1, 2025

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This clinical trial is exploring the use of plant-based meal replacement products to help people lose weight and potentially improve conditions like diabetes. It specifically targets individuals participating in the Wellness Institute's Weight Loss Clinic program. The study aims to see if these meal replacements can fit into the existing program, help people lose weight, and lead to better lifestyle habits and reduced risks for chronic diseases, including the potential remission of diabetes and pre-diabetes. This research is important as it could offer a new, plant-based option for people struggling with weight management and related health issues. Participants in this study will follow their weight loss program for 16 weeks. Those in the intervention group will use the meal replacements, choosing daily between a bar or a shake and recording their choices. The study compares the results of participants using the meal replacements to those who do not, focusing on changes in weight, lifestyle behaviors, and health markers. There is no specific mention of risks, but the goal is to see if incorporating these meal replacements is a practical and beneficial addition to weight loss strategies.

Official TitleFeasibility Testing of Plant-Based Meal Replacement Products Made With Manitoba Crop Ingredients for Weight Loss and Diabetes Remission
NCT06614543
Principal SponsorUniversity of Manitoba
Study ContactKathy Cherepak, BScMore contacts
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

40 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Body WeightBody Weight ChangesDiabetes MellitusEndocrine System DiseasesMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesPrediabetic StateSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsWeight LossGlucose Metabolism Disorders

Criteria

4 inclusion criteria required to participate
Male or female, aged 18 years or above
Live within the province of MB
Ability to give written informed consent in English.
Enrolled in the Wellness Institute Weight Loss Clinic
3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Female participant who is pregnant, lactating or planning pregnancy during the course of the program.
Participants with known allergies to the meal replacement ingredients
Has an active eating disorder

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Active Comparator
Participants will have a choice on what type of meal replacement they will consume each day (either a bar or a shake) and will record this in the product consumption log.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Suspended

Seven Oaks Hospital Chronic Disease Innovation Centre

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