NCT04421703

Med-South Lifestyle Study: Phase 1

Scaling up the Med-South Lifestyle Program to Reduce Chronic Disease in Partnership With Rural Communities: Phase 1

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the processes by which a previously proven lifestyle intervention (the Med-South Lifestyle Program) can most effectively and efficiently be translated into public health and clinical practice to positively impact chronic disease risk reduction among mostly minority, rural, and medically underserved populations.

Detailed description

Purpose: Although lifestyle behavior change interventions are widely recommended to improve health, they are not being implemented sufficiently or equitably on a national scale, particularly in rural communities. The research team has developed and tested multiple lifestyle interventions, which have culminated in the Med-South Lifestyle Program (MSLP), an evidence-based behavior change intervention that translates the PREDIMED (Mediterranean) dietary pattern for a Southeastern US population and includes support for increased physical activity. In this research the investigators propose to identify the most effective and efficient way to scale-up the MSLP for use in public health and clinical practices settings so that it reaches minority, rural, and medically underserved populations. In Phase 1, the investigators will develop, pilot test, and refine implementation strategies that will be used to take the MSLP to scale. Participants: Phase I participants include up to 80 participants who will receive the MSLP and for whom the study team will collect baseline and follow-up data. Procedures (methods): An evidence-based framework for scaling-up health interventions will be used to guide Phase I activities. The initial phase involves refining the "scalable unit" which includes the lifestyle program (MSLP), implementation strategies for the sites that will give the program, and strategies UNC will use to train sites on implementing the program. To refine the scalable unit the investigators will apply a descriptive, qualitative design to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the MSLP's intervention and implementation strategies (i.e., what the investigators will scale-up in Phases 2 and 3). In Phase 1, the study team will recruit 2 local health departments and 2 federally qualified health centers as participating sites. Each site will form an implementation team of 2-4 individuals who will go through training on intervention delivery and implementation. Sites will be randomized to receive training either through a distance (webinar) or in-person/collaborative format. Each site will recruit up to 20 participants (for a total of 80 across all sites) to receive the intervention.

Conditions

• Healthy Lifestyle

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Med-South Lifestyle Program	The Med-South Lifestyle Program is an evidence-based behavior change intervention that translates the PREDIMED (Mediterranean) dietary pattern for a Southeastern US population and includes support for increased physical activity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-01
• Primary completion: 2021-12-15
• Completion: 2021-12-15
• First posted: 2020-06-09
• Last updated: 2023-11-07

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States