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Effectiveness of SisterTalk Hartford for Weight Loss Among African-American Women

NCT01282749 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 322

Last updated 2023-11-28

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Summary

The purpose of the SisterTalk Hartford study was to assess whether a theoretically- and scientifically-based, culturally acceptable weight loss program could be effectively translated into a faith-based program and subsequently delivered in the church to help African-American women lose weight.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SisterTalk Hartford

12-week group support and film-based healthy lifestyle education program, including information on healthy nutrition and food preparation, increasing activity and exercise, healthy lifestyle behavior modification, and supportive spiritual materials.

BEHAVIORAL

Attention control video series

Participants received general film series on healthy lifestyles while waiting to participate in the experimental arm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford CT

    collaborator OTHER

  • Brown University

    collaborator OTHER

  • UConn Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Judith Fifield, PhD · UConn Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-10-31
Primary Completion
2006-08-31
Completion
2006-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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