Status:

COMPLETED

Heart-Healthy Lenoir Lifestyle Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Disease

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and disparities in risk by improving lifestyle factors which underlie the development of CVD. The first steps will involve conducting a comp...

Detailed Description

The lifestyle intervention will enroll 350 participants. The initial lifestyle component of this study, which lasts for 4-6 months, will be provided to all participants. Participants may chose from on...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years or older
  • live in Lenoir County or a neighboring county in Eastern North Carolina
  • anyone enrolled in the Lifestyle study is eligible to participate in the genomics component of the project.

Exclusion

  • non-English speaking
  • treatment of psychosis
  • alcohol or substance abuse within the two last years
  • history of malignancy, other than non-melanoma skin cancer, unless surgically cured \> 5 years ago or in remission/well treated and not likely to have a negative effect on the patient's health over the next 2 years
  • estimated creatinine clearance less than 30 ml/min
  • lack of access to phone
  • advanced dementia
  • participants who have been diagnosed with a myocardial infarction within the past three months will be excluded from the study if they are unable to obtain written medical clearance from their clinician to participate in the study
  • Additional Exclusion Criteria - Weight Loss Intervention:
  • the investigators will not invite pregnant women to take part in the weight loss study.
  • if a woman becomes pregnant while taking part in this part of the study, we will withdraw her from the weight loss study and invite her to continue in the lifestyle study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

339 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01433484

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

October 1 2014

Last Update

November 20 2017

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Heart Healthy Lenoir Project, Kinston Enterprise Center

Kinston, North Carolina, United States, 28501