Evaluating the Link Between Neighborhood Environments and Obesity Among African American Women

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

African American women have higher rates of obesity than women of any other racial or ethnic group in the United States. Obesity can have many causes, including genetic and environmental factors. This study will examine how neighborhood environments influence the occurrence of obesity among African American women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00356707

Run by

Boston University

People needed

23000

Starts

2006-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-28

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 69. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participating in the BWHS study
• Residing in New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago

Where it is running

• Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.