NCT03159689 is a NA clinical trial of Mixed Tree Nuts in Overweight, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

Who is sponsoring NCT03159689?

NCT03159689 is sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03159689?

Interventions in NCT03159689: Mixed Tree Nuts, Pretzels.

What condition does NCT03159689 study?

NCT03159689 studies Overweight.

Is NCT03159689 still recruiting?

NCT03159689 is currently completed. Last updated 19 April 2021.

Last reviewed 2021-04-19 · How we verify

NCT03159689

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Effect of a Healthy Snack on Body Weight and Composition

Completed NA Last updated 19 April 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Mixed Tree Nuts in Overweight in 131 participants. Completed in 30 December 2020.

Timeline

1 February 2018

Primary endpoint
30 December 2020

30 December 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of California, Los Angeles
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	131
Start date	1 February 2018
Primary completion	30 December 2020
Estimated completion	30 December 2020
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Mixed Tree Nuts
Pretzels

Conditions studied

Overweight — all drugs for Overweight →

Sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Who can join

Adults 40 to 60, any sex, with Overweight. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The results from this study may help to explain if incorporating mixed nuts in a reduced calorie diet will lead to weight loss.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Mixed Tree Nut Snacks Compared to Refined Carbohydrate Snacks Resulted in Weight Loss and Increased Satiety during Both Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance: A 24-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.
Wang J, Wang S, Henning SM, Qin T, et al · · 2021 · cited 15× · PMID 33946212 · DOI 10.3390/nu13051512
Mixed Nuts as Healthy Snacks: Effect on Tryptophan Metabolism and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.
Yang J, Lee R, Schulz Z, Hsu A, et al · · 2023 · cited 12× · PMID 36771274 · DOI 10.3390/nu15030569
Impact of a 12-Week Hypocaloric Weight Loss Diet with Mixed Tree Nuts vs. Pretzels on Trimethylamine-N-Oxide (TMAO) Levels in Overweight Adults.
Lei O, Yang J, Kang HH, Li Z. · · 2025 · PMID 40647243 · DOI 10.3390/nu17132137

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03159689 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of California, Los Angeles
Last refreshed: 19 April 2021

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