NCT07139132

The AHA Oneida Study

Transforming Risk Factors in a High Stroke Risk Native American Population Through a Cultural Nutritional Program

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 85 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn whether a cultural nutritional program can change stroke risk factors, cognitive decline, and learn how school education programs about nutrition can improve health in the Oneida Nation. Participants will undergo: * A carotid ultrasound * Cognitive testing * Health assessment * Blood work * Health wellness coaching Participants can expect to be in the study for 1 year.

Detailed description

The specific aims for this study are: 1) to determine if a cultural nutritional program across generations can change stroke risk factors in the Oneida Nation; 2) to determine if a cultural nutritional program across generations can change vascular cognitive decline in the Oneida Nation; and, 3) determine how structured culturally competent school education programs about nutrition influence knowledge of health. The intervention used is health wellness coaching. All individuals enrolled in this study will have opportunity to interact with an Oneida Nation employed Health wellness coach to find out about Oneida resources that they can use to modify their stroke risk factors.

Conditions

• Oneida Nation Members

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Health Wellness Coaching	Health wellness coach will provide education and guidance about cultural nutrition
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Carotid ultrasound	Participants will undergo an ultrasound
BEHAVIORAL	School-age nutritional education program	Educational program will teach students about healthy Native American food choices
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Cognitive Testing	Participants will undergo a cognitive test.
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Blood work	Participants will undergo blood work.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-11
• Primary completion: 2027-09-01
• Completion: 2027-09-01
• First posted: 2025-08-24
• Last updated: 2025-11-26

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States