Welcome to the UC Davis Nutrition Department Clinical Studies web site. Information about clinical studies currently under way in our Department is given below.


Men and Women are needed for Vegetable Juice Research Study

UC Davis Nutrition Scientists are looking for Men and Women for a Research Study that looks at the effects of vegetable juice consumption on cardiovascular health. This study requires 4 visits to the Ragle Human Nutrition Research Center located on the UC Davis campus.

To qualify for this study you must be:

You will receive at no cost:

For more information call (530) 752-2915
or e-mail vegetablejuice@ucdavis.edu

Or check out our website at http://vegetablejuice.ucdavis.edu/

Male Smokers needed for a Research Study of A Cocoa-based Snack Bar

UC Davis Nutrition Scientists are looking for Male Smokers for a Research Study to Examine the Effects of a Cocoa-based Snack Bar for 8 Weeks.

This study requires 5 visits to the Ragle Human Nutrition Center located on the UC Davis campus.

To qualify for this study you must be:

You will receive:

For more information call (530) 752-2915

Postmenopausal Women needed for a Research Study of A Cocoa-based Snack Bar

UC Davis Nutrition Scientists are looking for Postmenopausal Women for a Research Study to examine the effects of the daily consumption of a cocoa-based snack bar for 8 weeks.

This study requires 5 visits to the Ragle Human Nutrition Center located on the UC Davis campus.

To qualify for this study you must be:

You will receive at no cost:

For more information call (530) 752-2915

Subjects Needed for Cranberry Study

UC Davis Nutrition Scientists are looking for Healthy Males for a Research Study to examine the health effects of a cranberry- juice product. This study requires 5 visits to the Ragle Human Nutrition Center located on the UC Davis campus.

To qualify you must be:

You will receive:

For more information call (530) 752-2915

Cocoa Nutrition Study

Scientists in the Department of Nutrition at UC Davis are looking for male smokers to participate in a study aimed at investigating the proposed health benefits of cocoa. Qualifying volunteers will be asked to participate during 2 independent study days (5 hours each day). On each study day volunteers will consume a cocoa milk shake, and donate a small amount of blood at the beginning and the end of the study day. Furthermore, a non-invasive measurement of circulatory health will be performed.

To qualify as a volunteer you should be:

Benefits to you:


The experiment will be conducted at the Ragle Human Nutrition Center (1283 Academic Surge). The investigation will be conducted by the Department of Nutrition at UC Davis. Volunteers need to qualify, and should be willing to make small modifications to their diet on the day preceding each of the 2 study days.

For more information please contact Dr. Hagen Schroeter by phone (530) 752-8827 or e-mail: hschroeter@ucdavis.edu

Heart Health and Tomatoes

UC Davis Nutrition Scientists are looking for healthy people for a research study to examine the cardiovascular effects of processed tomato products for 6 weeks.

This study requires up to 9 visits to the CTSC-Clinical Research Center located at the Sacramento VA Medical Center in Mather, CA.

Qualifications for this study include:

You will receive:

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If you are interested or would like more information contact tomatostudy@ucdavis.edu OR call (530) 752-2779. Please leave your name, number, the research study of interest and the best time for us to reach you.

Male & Female Volunteers Needed for a Research Study to Determine Small Dense LDL-Cholesterol levels in healthy people

UC Davis Department of Nutrition Scientists are looking for Male and Female Volunteers willing to participate in a research study to determine the concentrations of small dense LDL-cholesterol in the blood of healthy people. Small dense LDL-cholesterol is a form of cholesterol that may promote the development of cardiovascular disease.

Participation in this study consists of a 30-45 minute visit to the Ragle Human Nutrition Center or the Western Human Nutrition Research Center Human Studies Unit located on the UC Davis campus. Participants will fill out questionnaires about health, lifestyle, and nutritional supplement use. They will have their body weight, height, blood pressure, and waist circumference measured, and have 50-60ml blood drawn.

To qualify for this study you must be:

You will receive at no cost:

For more information about the "Small Dense LDL-Cholesterol Study" call (530) 754-8093 and press #2

Or email us at sdldl@ucdavis.edu

Men and Women Needed for Strawberries and Blood Pressure Study

Researchers at UC Davis are looking at strawberries and their effect on lowering blood pressure in pre-hypertensive adults.

This study lasts for approximately 12 weeks and requires up to 6 visits to either Ragle Facility on the UC Davis campus, or the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA.

Qualifications for this study include:

You will be compensated for your time and will receive copies of blood pressure and heart rate results, dietary analysis and standard lab and lipid panel results.

If you are interested or would like more information please contact burtonstudies@ucdavis.edu or call (530) 754-5994, prompt #3.  Please leave your name, number, the study that you are interested in and the best time to reach you.