The GoodNEWS Lifestyle Enhancement Program

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified January 2010 by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00669630
First received: April 28, 2008
Last updated: January 11, 2010
Last verified: January 2010

April 28, 2008
January 11, 2010
September 2008
September 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Diet History Questionnaire; 7 - Day Physical Activity Recall [ Time Frame: Baseline, 18 months, and 36 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00669630 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Blood pressure; Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides; Glucose level; Hemoglobin A1C (Diabetics only) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 18-months, and 36 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
 
 
 
The GoodNEWS Lifestyle Enhancement Program
The GoodNEWS (Genes, Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness, and Spiritual Growth) Trial

This study will train Lay Health Promoters (LHPs) from African-American churches to administer healthy living lessons and activities to their congregations in order to improve overall health and address cardiovascular disease. The primary hypothesis is that LHP training combined with a well supported maintenance strategy will be more effective than LHP training alone in reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

The GoodNEWS Trial is an 18-month effectiveness trial with an 18-month extended maintenance study, among 20 African-American and low-income congregations participating in the GoodNEWS faith-based lay health promotion program. After training, congregations will be randomized to either GoodNEWS with a health maintenance intervention (GoodNEWS-I) or GoodNEWS program alone (GoodNEWS-PA). The maintenance intervention combines elements of the medical care model and features of community-based support. Primary data collection will occur at baseline, 18, and 36 months with the two primary outcomes being levels of physical activity as measured by 7- Day Physical Activity Recall (PAR) and dietary change as measured by the Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ). The primary hypothesis is that the maintenance group will significantly increase physical activity and healthy eating behavior compared to the program only group. We also hypothesize that lipoprotein and glucose levels, and blood pressure will be significantly improved over baseline in the GoodNEWS-I group and that these changes will be significantly greater than in the GoodNEWS-PA group. At the end of the trial, both groups will continue in an 18-month extended maintenance study.

Interventional
 
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
  • Obesity
Behavioral: Lay Health Promoter (LHP) with maintenance
Lay Health Promoters (LHPs) and their congregations will join an existing social and organizational support network, comprised of LHPs and congregations who are part of an active community health improvement collaborative.
Other Names:
  • Faith-Based Intervention
  • Faith-Based Program
 
 

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruiting
400
June 2012
September 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Member of selected church congregations in the predominantly African-American geographical area of Dallas, Texas, known as South Dallas or the Southern Sector.
  • Between the ages of 18 -70 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Anyone under the age of 18
  • Anyone who is not an active member of one of the participating churches
Both
18 Years to 70 Years
Yes
Contact: Mark J. DeHaven, Ph.D. 214-648-2974 Mark.DeHaven@UTSouthwestern.edu
Contact: Natalie Hsieh, M.S. 214-648-2012 Natalie.Hsieh@UTSouthwestern.edu
United States
 
NCT00669630
R01HL087768, R01HL087768-01
No
Mark J. DeHaven, Ph.D., Chief, Division of Community Health Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
 
Principal Investigator: Mark J. DeHaven, Ph.D. UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
January 2010

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