Faith-Based Initiative to Promote Health in Appalachia
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Cancer, Obesity
In brief
The project will target two behavioral causes of obesity: a sedentary lifestyle and an unhealthy diet. The goal is to test a faith-based intervention among men and women who are members of participating Appalachian churches. The primary hypothesis being tested in this project is: The change in body mass index from baseline to one year follow-up in intervention churches will be greater than among comparison churches, such that the differential change will be negative on average.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02121691
- Run by
- Mark Dignan, PhD
- People needed
- 669
- Starts
- 2013-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-06-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 or older
- Member of the participating church who has attended services at least 4 times in the past 2 months
- resident of an Appalachia county
- Able bodied (no contraindications to physical activity and no dietary restrictions that are part of a medically prescribed diet for weight loss or formal weight loss program)
- Able to read and write in English
- Have a BMI indicating that they are overweight (BMI > or = 25.0, assessed during biometric measurement)
- Under 400 pounds (per self-report and confirmed during biometric measurement)
- Not planning to move out of the area within the next year
- Does not reside in nursing facility or residential home
- If female, is not pregnant, breastfeeding or less than 9 months post-partum and does not intend to become pregnant during the study
- Able to provide informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- Does not meet Inclusion criteria
Where it is running
- Markey Cancer Center — Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Penn State University — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- Virginia Tech — Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
- West Virginia University — Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
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