Tu Salud Si Cuenta Media Campaign
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity, Diabetes
In brief
The Tu Salud, Si Cuenta (TSSC) media campaign uses behavioral journalism, community outreach and environmental changes to promote physical activity and nutritional changes among disadvantaged Mexican-Americans living along the U.S./Mexico border. This intervention posits that increased physical activity and increased fruit and vegetable consumption with smaller portion sizes will result in a decrease in obesity prevalence and diabetes incidence in this population.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00788879
- Run by
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- People needed
- 3100
- Starts
- 2003-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-05-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- To be included in the evaluation survey study the participants must be living in Cameron park or Laredo TX at the time of the study, Hispanic men or women aged 20 - 75. The participants must speak Spanish.
- To be included in the observational study of physical activity the participants must be visiting the observational study site (park, exercise facility, walking trail) at the time of observation. No other criteria for inclusion exists for this study.
- To be included in the Randomized Behavioral Intervention, the participants must be participants in the weight-loss challenge and 18 years or older.
You may not qualify if…
- Participants who will be excluded from the evaluation survey study include those who are not Hispanic, not living in Cameron Park or Laredo TX, unable to speak Spanish and are either older than 55 or younger than 20.
- Participants excluded from the Randomized Behavioral Intervention are those younger than 18 and not participants of the weight loss challenge.
Where it is running
- University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Brownsville Regional Campus — Brownsville, Texas, United States
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