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Boston Puerto Rican Health Study

NCT01231958 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1650

Last updated 2020-03-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators long-term goal is to understand the complex interactions of diet and other behavioral and environmental factors, genetics, and psychosocial stress on the high and apparently increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in Puerto Rican adults.

Conditions

  • Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The Heart Healthy Initiative for Hispanic Adults (HIP)

This randomized controlled pilot intervention study will include 150 Hispanic adults (45-75y) in the Greater Boston area. Participants will be randomized to either the intervention or control group after completing their baseline interview. The intervention group will receive 6 months of weekly group educational sessions, Zumba fitness classes and interactions with an embodied computer agent (ECA). The fitness classes and interactions with the ECA will continue for the second 6 months of the 1 year intervention. Intervention activities will occur at community centers in the greater Boston area. Control participants will receive standard of care for the first 6 months and will be offered the full intervention (weekly group educational sessions, Zumba fitness classes and interactions with the ECA) for the second 6 months of the study. Participants will complete an interview and blood draw at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    collaborator NIH

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Tufts University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northeastern University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Massachusetts, Lowell

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katherine L. Tucker, PhD · University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-06-30
Primary Completion
2009-10-31
Completion
2017-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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