Diet & Activity Community Trial: High-Risk Inflammation (CCTT)

University of South Carolina

Status: Completed

Conditions: Inflammation

Treatments: Behavioral: Diet and Physical Activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01760902

5R24MD002769-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Pro00001881

Details and patient eligibility

About

South Carolina has many gaps in health status of our citizens. Some of the biggest gaps are higher cancer rates among African Americans. The purpose of this study is to find people who have increased inflammation and study how well a community-based dietary and physical activity program works at reducing the risk of African Americans developing inflammation-related diseases.

Full description

A diet and physical activity intervention was developed to provide knowledge and skills to facilitate health behavior change in African-American Baptist Church members in South Carolina and promote healthy lifestyles to reduce colon cancer disparities. The intervention entitled, "H.E.A.L.S. (Healthy Eating and Active Living in the Spirit)" was used to train church education teams to deliver church and community educational activities promoting a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and an active lifestyle. The training focused leadership and empowerment skills to enable church lay leaders to become Church Education Teams (CETs) . The educational activities made it easier for church and community members to eat more fruits and vegetables, reduce fat intake, increase physical activity, and increase dietary intake of anti-inflammatory foods associated with colon cancer risk.

This 12 week healthy eating and physical activity program is tailored to meet a church's needs and goals by:

1. providing cooking classes, recipes,

2. tips for increasing the level of physical activity in their daily routine

3. assistance tracking basic measurements like

   • Weight
   • Blood pressure,
   • Inflammation levels

Education Goals:

• Increase knowledge of health behavior and changes that can impact health status
• Increase confidence in sharing health information with church, family, and community members.
• Develop skills to facilitate behavior change
• Develop skills to overcome barriers to behavior change

Enrollment: 438 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• African American

Exclusion criteria

• History of Cancer
• History of Ulcerative colitis
• Chrome Disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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438 participants in 1 patient group

Diet and Physical Activity

Experimental group

Description:

Participants convene weekly for 12 consecutive weeks and then once per month for 9 months. Each sessions is 90 minutes

Treatment:

Behavioral: Diet and Physical Activity