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Heart Health Buddies: Peer Support to Decrease CVD Risk

NCT03646656 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2023-07-27

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Summary

This pilot study will use a hybrid reciprocal peer support and peer coach model to initiate and sustain heart-healthy behavioral changes in Veterans. Veterans who are at-risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) will be enrolled in the study and paired with another Veteran to receive and provide social support around engaging in CVD risk reduction behaviors. Enrolled participants will be offered a series of 3 group sessions focused on CVD risk reduction, goal setting and action plan development. Between group sessions, peer partners will be asked to have weekly calls to discuss action plan challenges, explore options for problem solving, and provide encouragement and accountability for personal goals. Participants who do not engage in the group sessions or weekly phone calls, or who request additional help, will receive support from trained peer coaches. The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the proof of concept for a hybrid reciprocal peer support (RPS) and peer coach intervention to improve heart healthy behaviors among Veterans at risk for CVD.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

reciprocal peer support and non reciprocal coach support

Peers and peer coaches provide mutual or one-way support to initiate and sustain behavioral improvements for cardiovascular health, with additional education from study staff.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Goldstein, MD MSPH · Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-26
Primary Completion
2019-03-15
Completion
2019-03-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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