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Effectiveness of a Church-Based Program at Increasing Physical Activity and Healthy Dietary Habits in African Americans

NCT00379925 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1600

Last updated 2021-04-28

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Summary

Obese African Americans are at risk for diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Church-based interventions have the potential to positively influence the health habits and behaviors of a large percentage of African Americans. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a church-based program that emphasizes increased physical activity and healthy dietary habits among members of predominately African American churches in South Carolina.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity and Dietary Health Promotion Program

Churches within the intervention group will receive a committee training and church cook training designed to teach them how to do a self-assessment of current practices and develop a plan for their program. The intervention is based on the structural model of health behavior and targets opportunities, mass media (within the church), guidelines and policies, and church environment. Intervention churches also receive monthly intervention mailings to support intervention implementation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sara Wilcox, PhD · University of South Carolina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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