Collaborative Multi-level Obesity Intervention Engaging Underserved Communities Trial

NCT ID: NCT06835686

Last Updated: 2025-03-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

522 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-03-14

Study Completion Date

2028-03-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of an evidence-based multi-level intervention for weight loss and the feasibility, fidelity, and sustainability of implementing the intervention in low-income and underserved people living with obesity in Louisiana. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Will an evidence-based multi-level obesity intervention (called LA-CEAL CONNECT) in adults living with obesity in low-income and underserved communities achieve weight loss at 6 months compared to enhanced usual care?
* Will LA-CEAL CONNECT sustain weight loss at 12 months?
* Will LA-CEAL CONNECT improve waist circumference, diet quality, physical activity, quality of life, and blood pressure at 6 and 12 months?
* Will LA-CEAL CONNECT be feasible to implement in adults living with obesity in low-income and underserved communities?

Researchers will compare the LA-CEAL CONNECT multilevel weight loss intervention to enhanced usual care to evaluate if LA-CEAL CONNECT leads to greater weight loss and greater changes in waist circumference, diet, physical activity, quality of life, and blood pressure than enhanced usual care.

Participants in both arms will:

* Receive health literacy-tailored educational materials and resources for weight loss
* Visit the clinic site for baseline, 6-month and 12-month study visits to collect clinical and survey measurements

Participants in the CONNECT intervention arm will also:

* receive health coaching
* self-monitor weight and physical activity using digital technologies
* attend group meetings to identify and increase utilization of community health and wellness resources

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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LA-CEAL CONNECT Intervention

Participants will receive: 1) culturally tailored and health literacy-appropriate educational materials about weight loss and obesity, 2) health coaching from community health workers over 6 months, and 3) digital weight scale and fitness tracker (e.g., Fitbit).

Communities will receive support to conduct Community Asset Mapping and design and implement Community Action Projects to promote health resources in their community.

FQHC clinic providers will receive: 1) education on guideline-based obesity management, 2) toolkit with resources for obesity management.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Health Literacy and Culturally Tailored Materials

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive health literacy-appropriate written information on community resources and weight management

Community-Engaged Health Coaching and Navigation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive virtual coaching sessions over a 6-month period from trained Community Health Workers (CHWs). Coaching will include culturally competent information and strategies for weight management, and linking participants to community wellness resources identified in Community Asset Mapping (see below). Coaches will also remotely monitor patients' weight loss and physical activity via online portals to provide patients with tailored support during coaching sessions.

Community Asset Mapping (CAM)

Intervention Type OTHER

The CHW from each intervention community clinic will convene a team of community members, including but not limited to CONNECT participants, that will meet regularly to identify and describe community assets that enable, support, and promote healthy lifestyles related to weight loss and management (e.g., healthy eating and physical activity resources). Community teams will be supported to design and implement Community Action Projects to promote the utilization of community resources identified in the map.

Primary Care Provider Training

Intervention Type OTHER

Education sessions will be provided to FQHC providers. The training curriculum is designed to increase healthcare providers' knowledge of evidence-based and guideline-concordant obesity management strategies in primary care settings.

Obesity Toolkit for Primary Care Providers

Intervention Type OTHER

We will provide FQHC providers with a toolkit containing additional obesity management resources and information and the community resource guides given to participants to support obesity management.

Self-Monitoring and Remote Patient Monitoring of weight and physical activity

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will self-monitor weight and physical activity during the 6-month health coaching protocol using a cellular-connected digital weight scale and a Bluetooth-connected wrist-worn fitness tracking device (e.g., Fitbit). Participants will be instructed to weigh themselves and wear a fitness tracker (e.g., Fitbit) daily. Health coaches will remotely monitor weight and physical activity data logged by these devices to incorporate into health coaching sessions.

Enhanced Usual Care

Participants will receive culturally tailored and health literacy-appropriate educational materials about weight loss and obesity. FQHC clinic providers will receive education on obesity management.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Health Literacy and Culturally Tailored Materials

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive health literacy-appropriate written information on community resources and weight management

Primary Care Provider Training

Intervention Type OTHER

Education sessions will be provided to FQHC providers. The training curriculum is designed to increase healthcare providers' knowledge of evidence-based and guideline-concordant obesity management strategies in primary care settings.

Interventions

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Health Literacy and Culturally Tailored Materials

Participants will receive health literacy-appropriate written information on community resources and weight management

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Community-Engaged Health Coaching and Navigation

Participants will receive virtual coaching sessions over a 6-month period from trained Community Health Workers (CHWs). Coaching will include culturally competent information and strategies for weight management, and linking participants to community wellness resources identified in Community Asset Mapping (see below). Coaches will also remotely monitor patients' weight loss and physical activity via online portals to provide patients with tailored support during coaching sessions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Community Asset Mapping (CAM)

The CHW from each intervention community clinic will convene a team of community members, including but not limited to CONNECT participants, that will meet regularly to identify and describe community assets that enable, support, and promote healthy lifestyles related to weight loss and management (e.g., healthy eating and physical activity resources). Community teams will be supported to design and implement Community Action Projects to promote the utilization of community resources identified in the map.

Intervention Type OTHER

Primary Care Provider Training

Education sessions will be provided to FQHC providers. The training curriculum is designed to increase healthcare providers' knowledge of evidence-based and guideline-concordant obesity management strategies in primary care settings.

Intervention Type OTHER

Obesity Toolkit for Primary Care Providers

We will provide FQHC providers with a toolkit containing additional obesity management resources and information and the community resource guides given to participants to support obesity management.

Intervention Type OTHER

Self-Monitoring and Remote Patient Monitoring of weight and physical activity

Participants will self-monitor weight and physical activity during the 6-month health coaching protocol using a cellular-connected digital weight scale and a Bluetooth-connected wrist-worn fitness tracking device (e.g., Fitbit). Participants will be instructed to weigh themselves and wear a fitness tracker (e.g., Fitbit) daily. Health coaches will remotely monitor weight and physical activity data logged by these devices to incorporate into health coaching sessions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* being 18 to 75 years of age
* living with obesity, defined as a BMI between 30 and 50 kg/m2 for non-Asian identifying participants and BMI between 27.5 and 50 kg/m2 for Asian-identifying participants
* weighing less than 400 pounds
* receiving care from or willing to register at a participating FQHC clinic
* able to understand and speak English
* able to complete the study within the next year (e.g., not planning to move from the area within study period)

Exclusion Criteria

* having given birth within the past year, pregnant or planning to become pregnant during study period (within 1 year)
* currently participating in a weight-loss program
* having lost more than 10 pounds in the last 6 months
* being an employee or a family member of an employee of any participating FQHC
* having a disease that can interfere with or be aggravated by exercise or weight loss
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tulane University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marie Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tulane University

Locations

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InclusivCare - Avondale Clinic

Avondale, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

CommuniHealth Services - Bastrop Clinic

Bastrop, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

CareSouth Medical and Dental - Baton Rouge Clinic

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Teche Action Clinic - Franklin

Franklin, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Southeast Community Health Systems - Greensburg Clinic

Greensburg, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Teche Action Clinic - Houma

Houma, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Southeast Community Health Systems - Independence Clinic

Independence, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

InclusivCare - Kenner Clinic

Kenner, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

RKM Primary Care - Loranger Clinic

Loranger, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

InclusivCare - Marrero

Marrero, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

David Raines Community Health Center - Minden Clinic

Minden, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Teche Action Clinic - Morgan City

Morgan City, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

NOELA Community Health Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Teche Action Clinic - South Pierre Part

Pierre Part, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

CareSouth Medical and Dental - Plaquemine Clinic

Plaquemine, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

David Raines Community Health Center - Shreveport Clinic

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

RKM Primary Care - Springfield Clinic

Springfield, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

CommuniHealth Services - West Monroe Clinic

West Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Laura Perry, PhD

Role: CONTACT

504-988-8906

Erin Peacock, PhD, MPH

Role: CONTACT

504-988-1075

Facility Contacts

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Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Laura Perry

Role: primary

504-988-8906

Other Identifiers

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OT2HL158287

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

2024-822

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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