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Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program Aimed at African American Women (The HHER Lifestyle Program)

NCT00860444 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 266

Last updated 2014-01-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a serious health problem among African American women. This study will evaluate a health care center-based program that aims to encourage African American women to eat a low fat diet and increase their physical activity levels to reduce the risk of developing CVD.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Basic Educational and Counseling Program

Participants will receive one session of brief patient-centered physician counseling, along with educational handouts and nurse-assisted guidance with goal-setting.

BEHAVIORAL

Comprehensive Educational and Counseling Program

Participants will receive one session of brief patient-centered physician counseling, along with educational handouts and nurse-assisted guidance with goal-setting. They will also receive 12 months of telephone counseling and a monthly newsletter.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    collaborator NIH

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Deborah Parra-Medina, PhD · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2008-04-30

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