Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Lifestyle Intervention to Rural African-American Communities (HEALTHY Ways)
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Official title
Translating the DPP Lifestyle Intervention to Rural African-American Communities
Brief summary
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Obesity is a significant and growing problem in the US that negatively impacts health and well-being of racial and ethnic minorities, people of low socioeconomic status, and persons living in rural communities and in the South. Obesity is a major concern in Arkansas, where the obesity rate for adults is higher than the rate for other adults in the nation. However effective weight loss programs are not typically available in these communities. Research has shown that the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention is effective in promoting weight loss in high risk individuals through changes in diet and physical activity that significantly reduce the chances of type 2 diabetes. Effective methods are desperately needed to translate the DPP to community settings, where obesity is a compelling public health burden. A major step in translating the DPP is to examine the efficacy of health professionals and community health workers (CHWs) in delivering the program in real-world settings. This is an important issue from the perspective of how evidence-based weight loss interventions can be provided to underserved, and resource constrained communities that typically may not have access to trained professionals for program delivery. The current project is a 5 year randomized controlled trial that examines DPP delivery and weight outcomes for individuals randomly assigned to either: (1) the DPP intervention delivered by CHWs or (2) the DPP intervention delivered by health professionals or (3) the Self Help condition. The study population consists of overweight adults (body mass index (BMI) \> 25) who reside in communities with a high proportion of African Americans. Primary outcome is change in body weight at 16 months. Cost effectiveness and lifestyle behaviors are also evaluated.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01472588
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 277 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- DPP lifestyle intervention-Community Health Coach (CHWs) Behavioral
- DPP Lifestyle intervention--health professionals/(PHCs) Behavioral
- Self Help Other
Behavioral · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2007
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2013
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2013
- Last update posted
- Oct 22, 2023
2007 – 2014
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock | Arkansas | 72205 | — |
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