Strong Hearts for New York: A Rural Heart Disease Prevention Study

Summary

Strong Hearts for New York is a research study which aims to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD), improve quality of life, and reduce CVD related health care costs in rural communities. Our aim is to better understand how changes in lifestyle can affect the health of rural women and others in their communities.

Conditions

• Heart Disease
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Sedentary Lifestyle
• Overweight
• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Group 1 (Intervention)

The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of the SHHC curriculum in a 24-week community-based randomized delayed intervention trial. They will compare changes in CVD-related anthropometric, physiologic, behavioral, and psychosocial parameters between subjects in 5 intervention and 6 delayed intervention communities. In addition, the investigators will evaluate changes in behavior, attitudes, and knowledge among SHHC intervention subjects' "social network".

BEHAVIORAL

Group 2 (Delayed intervention)

The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of the SHHC curriculum in a 24-week community-based randomized delayed intervention trial. They will compare changes in CVD-related anthropometric, physiologic, behavioral, and psychosocial parameters between subjects in 5 intervention and 6 delayed intervention communities. In addition, the investigators will evaluate changes in behavior, attitudes, and knowledge among SHHC intervention subjects' "social network".

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Montana State University

  collaborator OTHER

• Tufts University

  collaborator OTHER

• Bassett Healthcare

  collaborator OTHER

• Cornell Cooperative Extension

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Cornell University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Rebecca Seguin, PhD · Cornell University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

40 Years

Max Age

99 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-03-31

Primary Completion

2019-02-28

Completion

2019-02-28

Countries

• United States

Study Locations