Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Intervention for Latino Women

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

The overall goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of a community-based lifestyle behavior intervention (LSBI) that is designed to improve dietary habits and physical activity (PA), and reduce weight of Latino women who are predominantly Spanish-speaking immigrants. It is hypothesized that middle-aged overweight/obese Latinas participating in a LSBI conducted by lay health advisors will demonstrate improved dietary habits, increased physical activity and a decrease in BMI compared to those in a control condition, Women in the LSBI also are expected to demonstrate improvements in selected physiologic outcomes (waist circumference, blood pressure \[BP\], measures of cholesterol and blood sugar).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01333241

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

223

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-07

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 64. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Latina
• 35 to 64 years of age
• body mass index (BMI) >25
• fluent in either Spanish or English.

You may not qualify if…

• pregnant or planning to get pregnant in next year
• history of myocardial infarction or stroke
• currently under treatment for cancer
• orthopedic or joint problems that would prohibit participation in physical activity
• insulin-dependent diabetes

Where it is running

• UCLA School of Nursing — Los Angeles, California, United States

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