Metro Atlanta Heart Disease Study - II (MAHDS II)

Morehouse School of Medicine

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: African Americans With Hypertension.

Treatments: Behavioral: 12-week lifestyle modification

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01235702

TS-0724

Details and patient eligibility

About

A 12-week treatment/control trial was implemented to assess the effects of a multi component lifestyle program on improvements in body mass index, weight, perceived stress and blood pressure in African American men and women who were at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. It was hypothesized that treatment group would experience significant improvements when compared to the control group.

Enrollment: 210 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: African American men and women aged >21 with elevated blood pressure and excess body weight who resided in metro Atlanta, GA.

Exclusion Criteria: Individuals with normal blood pressure and body weight, as well as those residing outside of metro Atlanta, GA. Individuals with psychological conditions were also excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind