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Improving Health Habits in Impoverished Populations

NCT00569595 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2011-06-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Poor diet, physical inactivity, and sedentary behaviors among low-income, minority populations have been linked to greater risk of chronic health conditions such as overweight/obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. Low-income clinics that serve these populations often represent an untapped opportunity for health promotion in impoverished individuals. This exploratory project proposes to address this scientific gap by introducing and conducting a randomized controlled pilot of the Self-Care Stimulating Disease Prevention Program to address poor dietary habits, physical inactivity, and sedentary lifestyle behaviors among low income, uninsured patient populations.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self-Care Stimulating Disease Prevention Program

The intervention is aimed at improving diet, increasing physical activity, and reducing sedentary behaviors among low-income patients, assuming that this will increase motivation and self-confidence to adhere to self-care regimens based on personal prioritizing and progressive goal setting.

BEHAVIORAL

Fighting Cancer with Advice

Patient health counseling program by lay health educators entitled "Fighting Cancer with Advice."

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Lillian Gelberg, MD, MSPH · UCLA Department of Family Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-11-30
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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