Status:
RECRUITING
Church-based Health Intervention to Eliminate Racial Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health
Lead Sponsor:
Tulane University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US general population. Although CVD mortality rates declined for both Black and White populations during the past two decades, they ar...
Detailed Description
Louisiana residents, especially African Americans, bear a disproportionately high burden of CVD. In the CHERISH cluster randomized trial, we will compare the impact of two implementation strategies - ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men or women aged ≥40 years
- Community members associated with the participating churches (church members and their families and friends)
- Individuals with three or more CVD risk factors (out of seven):
- Current smoker
- Overweight or obese (BMI ≥25 kg/m2)
- Insufficient physical activity (\<150 minutes/week moderate intensity or \<75 minutes/week vigorous intensity)
- Healthy diet score of \<4 components
- Total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL
- Blood pressure ≥130/80 mmHg
- Fasting plasma glucose ≥100 mg/dL
- Willing and able to participate in the intervention
Exclusion
- No prior hospitalization in the last 3 months for chronic heart failure or heart attack.
- No current diagnosis of cancer requiring chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- No stage-5 chronic kidney disease requiring chronic dialysis, or transplant.
- Not pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 18 months.
- No plans to move out of the New Orleans metropolitan area during the next year.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 28 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
806 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06065098
Start Date
September 28 2023
End Date
August 31 2027
Last Update
September 3 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112