Miami Healthy Heart Initiative a Behavioral Study on Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Hypertension

In brief

A study to examine the effectiveness of a multilevel Community Health Workers intervention as an adjunct to routine primary care in reducing CVD risk factors among diabetic Latinos in Miami.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01152957

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

300

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2013-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-17

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients age 35-70 years
• Receiving care at ACC clinic (2 visits with a primary care provider in the previous year)
• Living in Miami-Dade county (based on zip codes)
• Had a hemoglobin A1C done within the past year, with the latest value being >=8.0

You may not qualify if…

• Patients whose Primary Doctor believes are not appropriate candidates for participation
• Type 1 diabetics (identified by Primary Doctor or those with diabetes diagnosed when under age 25).
• Patients who do not self identify as Hispanic
• Any life-threatening or extreme medical comorbidity
• Having a diabetes diagnosis for less than a year
• Planning to move out of the neighborhood during the next year
• Participation in any other CVD or diabetes intervention study
• Arm circumference of greater than 47 cm (oscillometric cuffs do not give accurate readings)

Where it is running

• University of Miami — Miami, Florida, United States

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