Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Rural Communities in North Carolina

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Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

The study will determine the feasibility and efficacy of adapting an evidence-based intervention (EBI) to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in rural African American communities and determine the acceptability of mobile technology in these communities to support behavior change.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02707432

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

143

Starts

2017-03-27

Expected to finish

2019-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2020-04-09

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• African American
• Aged 21 and older
• Has at least one of the following cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors: pre-diabetes, hypertension, obesity, family history of early CVD, prior CVD
• Reside in Nash or Edgecombe counties of North Carolina

You may not qualify if…

• Evidence of active or unstable CVD
• Cognitive impairment that limits informed consent

Where it is running

• Project Momentum Inc. — Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
• Shirley McFarlin — Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States

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