PASOS: Improving the Health of Immigrant Workers

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Conditions studied: Overweight and Obesity, Diabetes

In brief

This is a cluster randomized trial (CRT) to assess the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate behavioral intervention to reduce obesity levels and ultimately the risk of developing diabetes type II in immigrant Latino farm workers. Randomization is at the farm ranch level. Individuals at intervention ranches will receive a multi-week curriculum at the work-site on diabetes, diet and physical activity and optional supplemental sessions in the evening and weekends. The investigators will adopt the intent-to-treat principle for the primary analysis. Individuals on control ranches will receive no health educational instruction. The primary outcome is BMI. The investigators hypothesize that intervention ranches will achieve significant improvement in obesity and diabetes risk factors as compared to control ranches.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02480244

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

554

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2018-10-02

Last updated by the study team

2020-08-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Work at Reiter Brothers Inc. (RBI), a partner, or affiliate company
• Able to speak and understand Spanish
• Willing to attend weekly sessions for length of intervention
• Plan to stay in the area for the next three months

You may not qualify if…

• Workers without Spanish language comprehension
• Pregnant women and those planning a pregnancy within six months
• Women who are breastfeeding, unless discontinuing breastfeeding within one month
• Individuals who, without health care provider approval, are: unable to undertake moderate physical exercise, taking medicine for high blood pressure or heart conditions, have bone or joint problems, lose consciousness or fall due to dizziness, or have developed chest pain within the last month
• Individuals taking medications that affect weight
• Individuals with therapeutic diets
• Diabetic status determined by health care professional after HbA1c testing result is >6.5%
• If spouse / cohabitant is already in the study

Where it is running

• Reiter Brothers Inc. — Oxnard, California, United States

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