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Study of a Holistic Health Program for United Methodist Clergy

NCT01564719 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1114

Last updated 2020-09-30

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Summary

This study seeks to test a two-year intervention designed for United Methodist clergy. The intervention consists of: the stress reduction program Williams LifeSkills, adapted for clergy; the 10-session online weight loss program Naturally Slim Foundations plus its 7-session online booster program, Naturally Slim Advanced; monthly phone conversations with Wellness Advocates who function as health coaches; and three in-person workshops that cover the theology of the body and incarnation and provide the religious rationale for caring for the mind and body. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three cohorts, all of which will eventually receive the intervention but which differ by intervention timing, thereby building in a randomized waitlist control group. The investigators hypothesize that intervention participants will achieve reductions in metabolic syndrome, depression, and stress, and achieve improvements in quality of life and spiritual well-being, compared to the waiting control group participants.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Holistic health

The investigators conceptualize this as a holistic health intervention because it has components involving the mind, body, and spirit. The stress reduction program Williams LifeSkills, adapted for clergy; the 10-session online weight loss program Naturally Slim Foundations plus its 7-session online booster program, Naturally Slim Advanced; monthly phone conversations with Wellness Advocates who function as health coaches; $500 small grants to use to promote health; and three in-person workshops that cover the theology of the body and incarnation and provide the religious rationale for caring for the mind and body.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Duke Endowment

    collaborator OTHER

  • Duke Clergy Health Initiative

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Toole, PhD, MTS · Duke Divinity School

  • Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, PhD · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-08-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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