BeFit Toolbox Collaboration: Building Empowerment Through Fitness

NCT ID: NCT06293846

Last Updated: 2025-04-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-03-15
• Study Completion Date: 2027-12-31

Brief Summary

This project will identify the causative behavioral factors in low-income African American women leading to sedentarism, a major source of morbidity in HABD communities. Working with our partner, WUCN, we will engage with women in HABD housing to develop and (later) deliver a physical activity education program (BeFit) customized for this population.

Detailed Description

Despite clear evidence of improved health outcomes with regular exercise (see Bliss et al., 2021; Kleinloog et al., 20,22 for recent reviews), national statistics suggest that a mere 48% of Americans meet the recommended levels of physical activity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018). Alarmingly, fewer than 30% of African American women living in public housing meet these recommended levels, marking the lowest rate among all demographic groups (Lee & Im, 2010; Hilland et al., 2020). Cerebrovascular disease in this population is increasing in prevalence, as is early presentation underscoring the urgent need for innovative, culturally relevant strategies to promote and study the effects of physical activity engagement within this under-resourced community (Turney et al., 2022; Zuellsdorf et al., 2020). However, developing relevant research-based interventions requires understanding and adapting specific programs to local public housing challenges (Casagrande et al., 2008). Mistrust is the primary barrier to relationship development in this population, and engagement with an established community partner is critical for local implementation. This proposal aims to develop a physical activity education program for women at high risk of disease to promote healthy lifestyles and mitigate the risk of neurological pathology.

Conditions

Low-Income Population; Women's Health

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

What I Learned at Home

What I Learned at Home is a self-efficacy behavioral intervention that will help provide the framework of implementation for the BeFIT program in the future. The BeFIT program will be a component of the WILAH framework.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

What I Learned at Home

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

What I Learned at Home is a self-efficacy intervention intended to build home repair and management skills while improving performance self-efficacy.

Interventions

What I Learned at Home

What I Learned at Home is a self-efficacy intervention intended to build home repair and management skills while improving performance self-efficacy.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

WILAH

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Eligibility criteria for participants are as follows: female, at least 18 years of age, mothers of school-aged children (K-12), tenants of HABD in good standing with a minimum of one year of stable living arrangements, and availability during program hours.

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to understand study instructions

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Kimberly McCall

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Kim McCall, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Kimberly McCall, PhD

Role: CONTACT

kmccall@uab.edu

205-934-3378

Shellie Lane

Role: CONTACT

support@wucnetwork.org

205-578-8929

Facility Contacts

Kimberly McCall, PhD

Role: primary

kmccall@uab.edu

205-934-3378

Keith Mcgregor, PhD

Role: backup

kmmcgreg@uab.edu

3523598084 ext. Mcgregor

References

Bliss ES, Wong RH, Howe PR, Mills DE. Benefits of exercise training on cerebrovascular and cognitive function in ageing. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2021 Mar;41(3):447-470. doi: 10.1177/0271678X20957807. Epub 2020 Sep 20.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 32954902 (View on PubMed)

Kleinloog JPD, Nijssen KMR, Mensink RP, Joris PJ. Effects of Physical Exercise Training on Cerebral Blood Flow Measurements: A Systematic Review of Human Intervention Studies. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2022 Sep 27;33(1):47-59. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2022-0085. Print 2023 Jan 1.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 36170974 (View on PubMed)

Craike M, Bourke M, Hilland TA, Wiesner G, Pascoe MC, Bengoechea EG, Parker AG. Correlates of Physical Activity Among Disadvantaged Groups: A Systematic Review. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Nov;57(5):700-715. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.06.021.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31630762 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

IRB Designation

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB-300012108

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id