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Faith-based Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension (FAITH)

NCT01065831 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 373

Last updated 2016-03-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of a church-based lifestyle intervention on blood pressure reduction in 400 hypertensive blacks (BP\> 140/90 mm hg).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational interviewing (MINT-TLC)

The MINT-TLC lifestyle intervention lead by lay health advisers will be compared to the health education attention control condition (CC). Twenty churches will participate in the study and each church will be randomly assigned to receive either MINT-TLC or CC. They will be compared on blood pressure reduction, physical activity levels, intake of fruits and vegetables, and weight reduction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    collaborator NIH

  • NYU Langone Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD · NYU School of Medicine

  • Kristie Lancaster, PhD · NYU Steinhardt School

  • Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD · NYU School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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