Healthy Immigrant Community: Mobilizing the Power of Social Networks

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Conditions studied: Weight Loss

In brief

The objective of this study is to leverage existing social networks for health behavior change relevant to obesity and cardiovascular risk among immigrant populations in Southeast, Minnesota.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05136339

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

475

Starts

2022-04-23

Expected to finish

2024-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Self-identification as Hispanic or Somali.
• Member of a social network identified in the social network analysis.
• Willingness to participate in all aspects of the study.
• Provision of informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy at the time of enrollment.
• Serious medical conditions or disabilities that would make physical activity difficult.
• To avoid stigmatization, a normal weight (BMI<25) will not exclude individuals from participating in the intervention, but they will be excluded from the measurements and analyses.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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