Partnerships to Overcome Obesity Disparities in Hawaii: 18-month CBPR Study
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity
In brief
This is a 5-year community-based participatory research intervention study with the goals of 1) conducting a more definitive study of weight loss maintenance in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Peoples and 2) identifying the aspects of the community-academic partnership that fosters a co-learning and co-equal environment.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01093924
- Run by
- University of Hawaii
- People needed
- 240
- Starts
- 2009-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-11-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Self-reported Native Hawaiian, Filipino, or other Pacific Islander ethnic background;
- Age 18 years or older
- Overweight or Obese defined as BMI > 25 kg/m2 (NH or Pacific Islanders) or > 23 kg/m2 (Filipino ethnic background)
- Willing and able to follow a weight loss maintenance intervention program that could include 150 minutes of brisk walking per week (or equivalent) and a dietary regimen designed to maintain weight loss
- Able to identify at least one family, friend, or co-worker who would be willing to support the participant during the course of the study
You may not qualify if…
- Survival less than 6 months
- Planning to move out of the community during the intervention study period
- Pregnancy
- Any dietary or exercise restrictions that would prevent an individual from fully participating in the intervention protocol (i.e., end-stage renal disease on a renal diet, etc.)
- Any co-morbid condition (physical and mental disabilities) that would prevent the individual from participating in the intervention protocol (i.e., severe arthritis, hemi-paresis, major psychiatric illness, eating disorders, etc.).
Where it is running
- Hawaii Maoli — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Ke Ola Mamo — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Kula no na Po'e Hawaii — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Kokua Kalihi Valley — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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