NCT02362737

Active and Healthy Brotherhood: A Program for Chronic Disease Self-Management for Black Men

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 332 (actual)
• Sponsor: Gramercy Research Group · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 21 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will test ways to improve health behaviors using an intervention that has been specially designed for African-American men. The program, called Active \& Healthy Brotherhood (AHB), will provide information on basic health, and healthy eating, physical activity, stress management, and how to get medical care when needed.The AHB intervention will be compared to a control group that will receive basic health information in videos and brochures.

Conditions

• Chronic Disease
• Obesity
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Self Care
• Medication Adherence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Active and Healthy Brotherhood (AHB)	Participants will attend group sessions led by trained group facilitators. The group sessions will be \~16 weekly meetings of \~90 minutes duration for 4 months. AHB participants will also engage in experiential learning opportunities. Following the intensive intervention phase, during months 5 and 6, participants will receive three structured, individual phone calls with the group facilitator.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-01
• Completion: 2018-06-30
• First posted: 2015-02-13
• Last updated: 2017-08-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States