Tu Salud Si Cuenta Worksite: Pilot Intervention Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Stress

In brief

Building on existing intervention strategies of the Tu Salud Si Cuenta media campaign, this proposed worksite pilot study will be testing a new feature by designing worksite promotion intervention strategies. The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a worksite-based physical activity and healthful food choice. The intervention will be among two worksites in the Lower Rio Grande Valley who employ primarily Mexican-American personnel.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00870207

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

150

Starts

2010-11-01

Expected to finish

2011-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-05-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men and women who are full- or part-time employees of either State Department of Public health Region 11 Harlingen Office or City of Brownsville.
• Persons of any racial/ethnic group aged between 18-65 years.
• Persons who are comfortable communicating in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
• Persons who are cleared by a physician for participation in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Persons older than 65 years or younger than 18 years.
• Persons not currently employed with either of the two worksite partners.
• Persons who are not medically cleared by personal physician.
• Persons who are not comfortable communicating in English (speaking, reading, and writing).

Where it is running

• City of Brownsville — Brownsville, Texas, United States
• State Department of Public Health Region 11 Harlingen Office — Harlingen, Texas, United States

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