NCT07075653 · University of Maryland, Baltimore
Barriers to Vegetarian Diets
What this study is about
The goal of this observational study is to learn what affects a person's openness to adopting a vegetarian diet in urban community members with chronic disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: How open are individuals to adopting a vegetarian diet? What are the barriers to adopting a vegetarian diet? Researchers will compare Black and White individuals to see if there are differences.
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The goal of this observational study is to learn what affects a person's openness to adopting a vegetarian diet in urban community members with chronic disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: How open are individuals to adopting a vegetarian diet? What are the barriers to adopting a vegetarian diet? Researchers will compare Black and White individuals to see if there are differences. Participants will be asked to fill out a survey about their openness to going vegetarian as well as barriers to going vegetarian such as perceived stigma, tastiness, financial cost, convenience, familiarity, and healthfulness.
Interventions
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Survey using a questionnaire.
Participants fill out a brief survey in which they answer questions about vegetarian diets.
Primary outcome measures
Openness to going vegetarian
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Openness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Anticipated vegetarian stigma
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Anticipated stigma is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Perceived tastiness of a vegetarian diet
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Perceived tastiness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Perceived financial cost of a vegetarian diet
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Perceived financial cost is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Familiarity of a vegetarian diet
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Familiarity is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Perceived convenience of a vegetarian diet
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Perceived convenience is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Perceived healthfulness of a vegetarian diet
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Perceived healthfulness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18-88 years old
Exclusion criteria
- Age \<18 or \>88 years old
Where
- Baltimore, Maryland
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Jul 20, 2025 · Source of record for eligibility and locations