Dissemination and Implementation of Faith, Activity, and Nutrition

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1807 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-31

Study Completion Date

2019-09-30

Brief Summary

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This dissemination and implementation study will examine the impact of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) program on both church practices and member behaviors in both a countywide (randomized trial) and statewide (quasi-experimental) study. Guided by two theoretical frameworks, the specific aims of the applied research project are to: 1) examine the adoption and reach of FAN in churches and organizational factors associated with adoption; 2) characterize implementation fidelity and multilevel factors associated with implementation; 3) describe organizational maintenance of FAN and factors associated with maintenance; and 4) study the effectiveness of FAN.

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Detailed Description

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The USC PRC's applied research project will study the dissemination and implementation of an evidence-based program shown previously to significantly increase physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake in churches in South Carolina (Faith, Activity, and Nutrition; FAN). Guided by two theoretical frameworks, the specific aims of the applied research project are to: 1) examine the adoption and reach of FAN in churches and organizational factors associated with adoption; 2) characterize implementation fidelity and multilevel factors associated with implementation; 3) describe organizational maintenance of FAN and factors associated with maintenance; and 4) study the effectiveness of FAN. In Phase 1, churches in a rural county with a high proportion of African American residents will be randomized to receive training in FAN from a community health advisor (n=40) or to be part of a delayed intervention control group (n=20). In Phase 2, a quasi-experimental study will be done with a large religious denomination in SC (churches are not randomized).

Conditions

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Physical Activity, Healthy Eating

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Immediate intervention

Training of church committee followed by 12 months of technical assistance phone calls.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Immediate Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Committees from 40 churches will be trained in the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition program by Community Health Advisors. The training focuses on helping churches create healthier church environments for physical activity and healthy eating using Cohen's structural model of health behavior as a guide. Each church committee participates in a full-day training and submits a program plan and budget. Churches receive materials to support implementation of the program. After the full-day training, trained churches receive 12 monthly technical assistance calls to help them implement their program plan. The church coordinator receives 8 calls and the pastor receives 4 calls over the 12 months. In Phase 2, the intervention is open to any church in the SC Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Delayed intervention

20 churches are followed but receive no intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Immediate Intervention

Committees from 40 churches will be trained in the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition program by Community Health Advisors. The training focuses on helping churches create healthier church environments for physical activity and healthy eating using Cohen's structural model of health behavior as a guide. Each church committee participates in a full-day training and submits a program plan and budget. Churches receive materials to support implementation of the program. After the full-day training, trained churches receive 12 monthly technical assistance calls to help them implement their program plan. The church coordinator receives 8 calls and the pastor receives 4 calls over the 12 months. In Phase 2, the intervention is open to any church in the SC Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Faith, Activity, and Nutrition

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Phase 1 churches: church in Fairfield County, SC with at least 20 members who regularly attend worship service
* Phase 2 churches: church in the SC Conference of the United Methodist Church
* Members (phase 1): adult who regularly attends church participating in the study