The California WISEWOMAN Project:Cardiovascular(CVD) Health for Hispanic Women

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: Enhanced Lifestyle Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00153400

CDC-NCCDPHP-3898

U58/CCU922827-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this trial is to provide low-income, under- or un-insured 40- to 64-year-old women with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to improve diet, physical activity, and other lifestyle behaviors to prevent, delay and control cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.

Full description

This study is based on a single group. Evaluated how effectively culturally appropriate lifestyle intervention was in improving, over a relatively short-term period (~12 months) on health behaviors and the CVD risk profile.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 64 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)participants without cancer
• Income < 200 percent of federal poverty level
• Under or uninsured for the health care coverage
• Blood pressure >= 120 mm Hg systolic or >=80 mm Hg diastolic or currently taking medication to lower cholesterol

Exclusion criteria

• >180 mm Hg systolic or >110 mm Hg diastolic
• > 400 cholesterol
• pregnant women
• had past or current CVD events

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

Enhanced Lifestyle Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Three health coaching sessions or Lifestyle Programs on physical activity and nutrition are delivered to each woman. Support is offered by community health workers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Enhanced Lifestyle Intervention