Cardiovascular Health Promotion Among African-Americans by FAITH!

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension; Prevention; Diabetes; Physical Activity; Obesity; Pre Diabetes; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diet Modification; High Cholesterol; Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Behavioral: FAITH! App digital intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03084822

16-000353

Details and patient eligibility

About

Given the importance of healthy lifestyle practices to cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and the utility of church-based interventions in African-American adults, the investigators developed a theory-informed, strategically-planned, health and wellness intervention with Rochester, Minnesota (MN) and Twin Cities area (Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN) churches with predominately African-American congregations. The objective of the study was to partner with churches to implement a multi-component, health education program through the use of core educational sessions delivered through a digital-application accessible on demand via interactive access on computer tablets and the Internet. The overarching goal was to increase the awareness and critical importance of healthy lifestyles for CVD prevention and provide support for behavior change.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Basic Internet navigation skills, at least weekly Internet access, active email address, minimal fruit/vegetable intake (<5 servings/day), no regular physical activity program (< 30 minutes/d of moderate physical activity), able to engage in moderate physical activity (no restrictions)

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of a serious medical condition or disability that would make participation difficult (i.e. visual or hearing impairment, mental disability that would preclude independent use of the app)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

FAITH! App digital intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The digital app will include 10 education modules addressing the major CVD risk factors to be delivered on-demand through an innovative, interactive video series. The digital app will also support the multi-media education modules, interactive surveys/quizzes, self-monitoring (diet, physical activity), and social networking (discussion board) functionality.

Treatment:

Behavioral: FAITH! App digital intervention