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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Community Exercise Program to Reduce the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Black Americans

NCT00783445 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 204

Last updated 2014-03-11

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Summary

Black Americans with a family history of early heart disease tend to have a group of risk factors that can contribute to heart disease. These risk factors, which include excess body weight, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, are known collectively as metabolic syndrome. This study will compare a community-based, coach-led exercise program to an individual, self-led home-based exercise program to determine which program is more effective at reducing the metabolic syndrome risk factors that can lead to heart disease.

Conditions

  • Metabolic Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Community-Based Exercise Program (C-FIT)

Participants will do 1 hour of exercise two to three times each week in a community setting for 1 year, while being supervised by a personal coach.

BEHAVIORAL

Self-Help Exercise Program (HOME)

After a fitness evaluation, participants will be given an exercise prescription and recommendations for home-based, self-mediated progressive exercise. Participants will be expected to do 1 hour of exercise two to three times each week for 1 year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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