Healthy Immigrant Community: Mobilizing the Power of Social Networks

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Loss

Treatments: Behavioral: Community-based mentoring and education sessions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05136339

P50MD017342-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

21-009339

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to leverage existing social networks for health behavior change relevant to obesity and cardiovascular risk among immigrant populations in Southeast, Minnesota.

Enrollment: 475 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self-identification as Hispanic or Somali.
• Member of a social network identified in the social network analysis.
• Willingness to participate in all aspects of the study.
• Provision of informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy at the time of enrollment.
• Serious medical conditions or disabilities that would make physical activity difficult.
• To avoid stigmatization, a normal weight (BMI<25) will not exclude individuals from participating in the intervention, but they will be excluded from the measurements and analyses.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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475 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate Community-Based Mentoring and Education Sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will receive the intervention of community-based mentoring and education sessions immediately after enrollment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Community-based mentoring and education sessions

Delayed Community-Based Mentoring and Education Sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will receive the intervention of community-based mentoring and education sessions approximately 12 months after enrollment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Community-based mentoring and education sessions