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LFL Opportunities
Graduate Students: The Living F.R.E.E. Lab is currently not accepting graduate student applications at this time.
Postdoctoral Training: The Living F.R.E.E Lab is currently not accepting Postdoctoral Researcher applications at this time.
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Interested in Participating in a study?
The LISTEN Trial
Do you feel out of control around food?
Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Strengthen Your Health. Join our study!
The LISTEN Study may interest you!
This study is experimental and is testing an intervention that may help you to decrease emotional eating and improve weight management.
Participants will be randomized to different conditions and compensated for their time.
You may be eligible if you meet the following criteria:
- An adult woman 18 years or older with pre-diabetes
- Have a BMI greater or equal to 30 kg/m2
- Report feeling out of control when eating (at least once per week)
- Regularly use a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone
- Able to travel to Kannapolis, NC
- Have not used prescription weight loss medications (like Wegovy, Zepbound, or Ozempic) in the past 3 months
To Participate:
Scan the QR code or click the link below :
Link: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_da6N6EtlQi3Hl7U
Contact Us Here!
Phone: 704-250-5085
Email: lflstudies@unc.edu
Participants will be compensated for their time .
The LISTEN TRIAL (IRB# 21-2718) is a medication-free research study being held by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The HONOR Study
Do you feel out of control around food?
Have you ever been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?
Take control of your type 2 diabetes, Join our study!
The HONOR Study may interest you!
Researchers at UNC Chapel Hill are conducting a 6-month digital research study where participants will learn how to improve their eating behaviors and self-management of their type 2 diabetes.
Thank you for your interest in the HONOR study! We have successfully completed recruitment and no longer recruiting new participants.
You may be eligible if you meet the following criteria:
- Adults over 18
- Have Type 2 Diabetes with an A1c of 7.0 or greater
- Have a working smartphone
- Experience at least two binge eating episodes
- Report feeling out of control around food
- Can attend group meetings via Zoom
To Participate:
Scan the QR code or click the link below :
Link: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Hr4LEdQZIiZppI
Contact Us Here!
Phone: 704-250-5085
Email: lflstudies@unc.edu
Participants will be compensated for their time .
The HONOR Trial (IRB #26-0695) is a medication free research study being held by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This study is testing a digital intervention that may help you improve your type 2 diabetes management and eating behavior. Participants will be compensated for their time of six months.
A new research opportunity is coming soon! Be on the look out for more information!
You may be eligible if you meet the following criteria:
- Adults over 18
- Not currently on a GLP-1 or Semaglutide or have discontinued use 3-months or more.
- Report emotional eating
- Have a BMI of 25 or greater
Sign up for our listserv to stay in the loop and learn when official recruitment has started!
Please come back in the future to see if there are new research participation opportunities available!
The Living F.R.E.E. Lab is a research group focused on developing and evaluating interventions to treat and prevent disordered eating behaviors and obesity among women of color. Sign up below to receive short easy recipes and guidebook.
