NCT01647438

Translating a Heart Disease Lifestyle Intervention Into the Community

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: Northwestern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Translating a Heart Disease Lifestyle Intervention in the Community study will evaluate the feasibility and initial effectiveness of a community-based, culturally-targeted, lifestyle intervention to improve the cardiovascular health of underserved South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali, and Sri Lankan) Americans. Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to either a group to receive heart disease prevention classes or to another group where they will receive written materials about heart disease prevention.

Detailed description

South Asian individuals were recruited from a community based organization in Chicago and randomly assigned to the print health education group or the SAHELI intervention.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Hyperlipidemia
• Hypertension
• Pre-diabetes
• Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle Intervention	Participants will enroll in heart disease prevention group sessions focusing on physical activity, diet, weight, and stress management. Each group will have 6 to 8 participants who will attend 6 weekly, 90 minute group education sessions at Metropolitan Asian Family Services. During each session, participants will watch videos on the day's topic followed by discussion, activities, and assistance in setting realistic goals with attention to physical activity, diet, weight, and stress management. Participants will receive telephone support after each session and up to 12 weeks after they have completed the classes to help reinforce learning objectives.
OTHER	Print Health Education	Participants will receive primary care referrals and print health education material about heart disease prevention in the mail.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-08-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2012-07-23
• Last updated: 2015-11-02
• Results posted: 2015-11-02

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States