Cardiovascular Health Promotion Among African-Americans by FAITH!

Summary

Given the importance of healthy lifestyle practices to cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and the utility of church-based interventions in African-American adults, the investigators developed a theory-informed, strategically-planned, health and wellness intervention with Rochester, Minnesota (MN) and Twin Cities area (Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN) churches with predominately African-American congregations. The objective of the study was to partner with churches to implement a multi-component, health education program through the use of core educational sessions delivered through a digital-application accessible on demand via interactive access on computer tablets and the Internet. The overarching goal was to increase the awareness and critical importance of healthy lifestyles for CVD prevention and provide support for behavior change.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Prevention
• Physical Activity
• Diet Modification
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• High Cholesterol
• Pre Diabetes
• Smoking Cessation
• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

FAITH! App digital intervention

The digital app will include 10 education modules addressing the major CVD risk factors to be delivered on-demand through an innovative, interactive video series. The digital app will also support the multi-media education modules, interactive surveys/quizzes, self-monitoring (diet, physical activity), and social networking (discussion board) functionality.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mayo Clinic Clinic Center for Innovation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Mayo Clinic

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• LaPrincess C Brewer, MD, MPH · Mayo Clinic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-03-31

Primary Completion

2017-06-30

Completion

2018-06-30