Status:
UNKNOWN
Physical Activity Program for Cardiac Health Among Older African American Populations
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Conditions:
Cardiovascular
Disease
Eligibility:
FEMALE
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, and older African Americans (AAs) living in rural areas are disproportionately affected by this healthcare prob...
Detailed Description
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Older populations are inherently more vulnerable to such conditions. Older African American (AA) populations living in rur...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- AA women above 65 years of age
- residing in a community setting of rural Alabama
- diagnosis of CVD
- two or more CVD-related risk factors
- able to speak and understand English
- physically inactive (engaging in no structured ambulatory/walking based lifestyle physical activity),
- able to understand and participate in basic elements (informed consent, components of intervention) of the study.
Exclusion
- medical co-morbidity or any acute illness or frailty that would prevent their participation in the physical activity component,
- history of more than two falls in the last two months
- suicidal ideation
- scoring below 22 on Mini-Mental Status Examination Scale
- lack of transportation to the research sites
- concurrent participation in any other heart health or Physical activity intervention study.
- engaged in any kind of ambulatory/walking-based lifestyle physical activity
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04866732
Start Date
July 1 2021
End Date
July 30 2022
Last Update
April 30 2021
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