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Tu Salud Si Cuenta Media Campaign

NCT00788879 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3100

Last updated 2013-05-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The Tu Salud, Si Cuenta (TSSC) media campaign uses behavioral journalism, community outreach and environmental changes to promote physical activity and nutritional changes among disadvantaged Mexican-Americans living along the U.S./Mexico border. This intervention posits that increased physical activity and increased fruit and vegetable consumption with smaller portion sizes will result in a decrease in obesity prevalence and diabetes incidence in this population.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

TSSC

The intervention community is exposed to the media messages of the TSSC campaign. Residents of this community also receive the lay health worker visits as well as benefit from the positive built environment changes.

BEHAVIORAL

TSSC Randomized Behavioral Intervention for weight loss

We will enroll up to 200 weight-loss challenge participants to receive text messages on personal mobile phones throughout the challenge. Consent and enrollment in the trial will take place at registration for the weight-loss community challenge in the language of their choice. Recruited participants will be randomly assigned to a group after consenting to the study and the timing and content of text messages will vary according to group assignment (Groups A - D). Group A will receive weekly reminders for upcoming weigh-in events. Group B will receive the same weekly reminders but will also receive one-way messages every two weeks providing the participant motivational messages/topics and weight loss health tips. Group C will receive the same text messages as Group B but will also receive weekly prompts to self-monitor weight status. Group D will receive the same text messages as Group C plus daily prompts that will act as a guide for the participant to monitor behavior changes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Belinda M Reininger, DrPH · University of Texas Houston Health Science Center

  • Kevin Hwang, MD · University of Texas Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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