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Improving the Heart Health of Home Health Aides

NCT07067398 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-05-22

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Summary

The goal of this early-stage study is to support the heart health of home health aides, a workforce that provides care for adults at home but whose own health has been historically poor. To do this, the study will use Life's Essential 8 (LE8), a program developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) that promotes cardiovascular wellness through education and lifestyle changes. The program has been adapted specifically for home health aides and will be delivered by trained "peer coaches," who are fellow home health aides who will help guide participants through the program.

The main questions the study aims to answer are:

* Will the LE8 intervention, which provides cardiovascular health education and support with positive thinking, be used by home health aides and do they like it?
* Does the LE8 intervention actually improve home health aides' cardiovascular health after the intervention's conclusion compared to baseline?

Participants will be paired with a trained peer coach and take part in the 10-week program over the course of 6 months. The program includes support for healthy behaviors and positive thinking, with the goal of making lasting improvements in cardiovascular health.

Conditions

  • Cardiovascular
  • Cardiovascular (CV) Risk
  • Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors
  • Cardiovascular Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Peer Coaching Delivered Life's Essential 8 Program

This intervention includes structured bi-weekly peer coach (PC) Zoom or telephone sessions and a cardiovascular health curriculum including links to AHA resources. During the 1:1 session, PCs will elicit participants' challenges and successes from the previous week, track progress, and set goals (behavioral targets). PCs will use cognitive training techniques to teach participants how to manage negative thinking and replace it with positive thinking and goal setting. They will be encouraged to work towards these goals and monitor their progress (i.e. getting more physical activity on the job).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, MS · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-09
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT07067398 on ClinicalTrials.gov