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Reducing Cancer Disparities Among Latinos in Texas

NCT01504919 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 301

Last updated 2022-05-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this research study is to learn if a wellness program can help improve diet and physical activity levels and encourage smoking cessation in Latino individuals who are overweight.

Conditions

  • Psychosocial Problem

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Health Education

Brief counseling at baseline, at 6 months and again at 12 months, and self-help materials addressing smoking cessation, diet, physical activity, referrals to available resources, and a home-based exercise kit (e.g., pedometer, exercise ball, strength training cables).

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaires

Computer-based questionnaires completed at baseline, then every 6 months taking 60-90 minutes to complete.

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone Counseling Sessions

9 proactive, telephone counseling sessions over 18 months. Each of these phone calls should last about 20-30 minutes.

DRUG

Nicotine Patches

6-week supply of nicotine patches given to participants ready to quit smoking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Basen-Engquist, PHD, BA, MPH · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2022-01-18
Completion
2022-01-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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