Community Team Lifestyle Immersion Program for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This project is focuses on reducing the risk and progression of hypertension among a population that records high incidence of hypertension and other chronic ailments such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney failure, and obesity, with similar control measures. Several clinical trials over the last five decades have emphasized the importance of supportive lifestyle modification in the control of chronic disease that include a healthy diet, physical activity, quitting tobacco use, reducing alcohol use to the minimum, self-management of the disease, and adequate sleep. Study participants will receive motivation and skill development support in additional to specific nutrition, physical fitness, and self-management counselling from certified experts. This intervention incorporates elements of the American Heart Association prescription for health, Life's Simple 7 (LS7) lifestyle modification, the Dietary Approaches to preventing Hypertension (DASH) eating plan. After receiving these interventions, participants will be contacted at 3-months, 6-months, and 12-months for follow-up. They will complete similar surveys to be compared to determine impact on their hypertension. This intervention is complementary to usual pharmaceutical hypertension management.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 30
Maximum Age: 80
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• Reside in Davidson and surrounding counties of Tennessee.

• At least 30 years old.

• At increased risk for developing hypertension (already diagnosed or a strong family history).

• Be able to consent.

• Not planning to move from this study area in 12 months after enrollment.

Locations
United States
Tennessee
Meharry Medical College
RECRUITING
Nashville
Contact Information
Primary
Flora Ukoli, MD, MPH
fukoli@mmc.edu
16153275653
Backup
Adrian Samuels, Ph.D.
asamuels@mmc.edu
1615-207-8382
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-04-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 220
Treatments
Active_comparator: Team Group
4-6 participants will be assigned to a Team. They will be instructed to work together and motivate each other to adhere to the intervention components, to attend intervention activities, and meet lifestyle modification goals.~They will receive the intervention knowledge and skills training from:~* Dietician~* Physical Fitness Trainer~* cardiologist They will also receive other support to enhance their lifestyle immersion from the research team.
Active_comparator: Individual Group
Individual participants will be instructed to self-motivate to adhere to the intervention components, to attend intervention activities, and meet lifestyle modification goals.~They will receive the intervention knowledge and skills training from:~* Dietician~* Physical Fitness Trainer~* cardiologist They will also receive other support to enhance their lifestyle immersion from the research team.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Meharry Medical College
Collaborators: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov