Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
185 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2013-10-08
2015-01-08
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) Intervention Group
TLC group received CVD risk lecture, enrolled in lifestyle program, received follow-up visits from team practitioner after each blood draw, access to food journaling portal for 12 month period, telephonic coaching
Lifestyle Program
4 elements: 1) Laboratory test results with diagnostic report describing results, 2) Lifestyle plan generated in online portal with personalized nutritional information based on combination of laboratory results and personal preferences, 3) online or smartphone food journaling application, 4) telephone based lifestyle coaching with Registered Dietitian.
Control Group
Control group received CVD risk lecture, then baseline, 3, 6, 12 month blood draws and 3 day food journals prior to each blood draw.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Lifestyle Program
4 elements: 1) Laboratory test results with diagnostic report describing results, 2) Lifestyle plan generated in online portal with personalized nutritional information based on combination of laboratory results and personal preferences, 3) online or smartphone food journaling application, 4) telephone based lifestyle coaching with Registered Dietitian.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Internet access
3. 14 day food log completed prior to initiating the study intervention (or 3-day food log for the control group).
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Exclusion Criteria
2. No pregnancy or plans to get pregnant in next 12 months
3. Unable or unwilling to follow protocol
4. Unavailable for duration of study
5. Planning to change jobs during study term
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Heart Fit for Duty, LLC
UNKNOWN
Boston Heart Diagnostics
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Michael Dansinger, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Boston Heart Diagnostics
Locations
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Boston Heart Diagnostics
Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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References
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Asztalos BF, Batista M, Horvath KV, Cox CE, Dallal GE, Morse JS, Brown GB, Schaefer EJ. Change in alpha1 HDL concentration predicts progression in coronary artery stenosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2003 May 1;23(5):847-52. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000066133.32063.BB. Epub 2003 Mar 13.
Asztalos BF, Cupples LA, Demissie S, Horvath KV, Cox CE, Batista MC, Schaefer EJ. High-density lipoprotein subpopulation profile and coronary heart disease prevalence in male participants of the Framingham Offspring Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2004 Nov;24(11):2181-7. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000146325.93749.a8. Epub 2004 Sep 23.
Kales SN, Soteriades ES, Christophi CA, Christiani DC. Emergency duties and deaths from heart disease among firefighters in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2007 Mar 22;356(12):1207-15. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa060357.
Kales SN, Tsismenakis AJ, Zhang C, Soteriades ES. Blood pressure in firefighters, police officers, and other emergency responders. Am J Hypertens. 2009 Jan;22(1):11-20. doi: 10.1038/ajh.2008.296. Epub 2008 Oct 16.
Poston WS, Jitnarin N, Haddock CK, Jahnke SA, Tuley BC. The impact of surveillance on weight change and predictors of change in a population-based firefighter cohort. J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Aug;54(8):961-8. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31825296e0.
Schaefer EJ, Santos RD, Asztalos BF. Marked HDL deficiency and premature coronary heart disease. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2010 Aug;21(4):289-97. doi: 10.1097/MOL.0b013e32833c1ef6.
Soteriades ES, Hauser R, Kawachi I, Liarokapis D, Christiani DC, Kales SN. Obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in firefighters: a prospective cohort study. Obes Res. 2005 Oct;13(10):1756-63. doi: 10.1038/oby.2005.214.
Gill R, Superko HR, McCarthy MM, Jack K, Jones B, Ghosh D, Richards S, Gleason JA, Williams PT, Dansinger M. Cardiovascular Risk Factor Reduction in First Responders Resulting From an Individualized Lifestyle and Blood Test Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Occup Environ Med. 2019 Mar;61(3):183-189. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001490.
Other Identifiers
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CA-13-002
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id