HEALS (Healthy Eating And Lifestyle After Stroke)

Los Amigos Research and Education Institute

Status

Completed

Conditions

Stroke

Treatments

Other: HEALS

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01550822

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Details and patient eligibility

About

This lifestyle intervention plan will improve healthy lifestyle practices (diet, exercise, and smoking cessation) among stroke survivors and result in a reduction in measures of general and abdominal obesity.

Full description

Study data collection will consist of a baseline and outcome study visit. Each visit will consist of a survey and physical exam to collect height, weight and body measurements.

Outcome measures include:

Physical Activity: Collected via survey using a version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Diet: Collected via survey using the Brief Dietary Assessment Tools for Hispanics
Body Mass Index (BMI): Collected via physical exam following the Alaska State Department of Health and Social Services BMI Guidelines
Abdominal Obesity: Collected via physical exam following the NIH Standard Circumference methods.

Enrollment

100 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Phase I: Completed 12 month SUSTAIN trial (SUSTAIN criteria: age ≥ 40 years, acute TIA or ischemic stroke within the prior one month and systolic blood pressure (SBP) >120 mm Hg).
Phase II: Stroke or TIA > 3 months prior to screening date, age > 20 years, blood pressure (SBP) > 120 mm Hg.

Exclusion criteria

Phase I and Phase II: Same as SUSTAIN criteria: medical condition limiting participation in follow up assessments, severe cognitive impairment (MMSE ≤24), and severe global disability (modified Rankin ≥3).