Richard O. White, M.D.

Closed for Enrollment

• Jax Saludable Biobanco/Biobank: piloting a community-engaged, interactive biospecimen & patient registry to address health equity in Northeast, FL’s Hispanic population Jacksonville, Fla.

  The purpose of this study is to leverage the Jax Saludable Community-Academic partnership and the expertise of our community co-lead, the HOPE2 Advisory Board, to design and deploy an interactive, patient-centered biorepository & registry.

• Virtual Reality and Obesity: Adolescents Retrain their Brain to Make Healthier Choices Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla., Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

  The purpose of this study is to:

  1. To test the feasibility of a virtual reality module (VRM) in adolescents (ages 12-18 years) with obesity
  2. To examine the effect of a weight management intervention utilizing the virtual reality module (VRM) on behavior related to nutrition and physical activity as well as body image in adolescents with obesity
  3. To examine the effect of a weight management intervention utilizing the virtual reality module (VRM) on body weight, BMI and waist circumference outcomes in adolescents with obesity
  4. Data from this pilot study will be used as the basis for future funding applications