The GoodNEWS Lifestyle Enhancement Program

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

392 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-06-30

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Cardiovascular Disease Hypertension Diabetes Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Faith-Based Intervention Faith-Based Program

Eligibility Criteria

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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