Understanding and Addressing Risks of Low Socioeconomic Status and Diabetes for Heart Failure (UNLOAD-Heart Failure)

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This study aims to determine whether a 6-month multilevel intervention involving problem-solving training, exercise training and support from community health workers is more effective in improving outcomes for individuals with low socioeconomic status, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and early cardiac dysfunction than receiving education and access to a community exercise facility.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 30
Maximum Age: 70
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Adults from Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) who live in Baltimore City and adults from Johns Hopkins Community Physicians (JHCP) Hagerstown or Family Healthcare of Hagerstown who live in Washington County

• Low socioeconomic status (SES) by high Area Deprivation Index (ADI) \[\>75th percentile for the state of Maryland\] plus low income)

• Type 2 diabetes

• Obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m\^2)

Locations
United States
Maryland
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity
RECRUITING
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University Comstock Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Hagerstown
Contact Information
Primary
Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD
cndumel2@jhmi.edu
4105022319
Backup
Perri Carroll, MPH
pcarro13@jhmi.edu
4436927272
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-03
Participants
Target number of participants: 402
Treatments
Experimental: Community Champions
Participants assigned to the Community Champions group will undergo a six-month behavioral intervention. This intervention involves bi-weekly problem-solving training sessions (DECIDE) conducted in groups of 6-10 individuals, along with support from community health workers. Additionally, participants will receive a YMCA membership to exercise with a professional health coach.
Active_comparator: Homegrown Heroes
Participants assigned to the Homegrown Heroes will receive a YMCA membership for exercise and a monthly newsletters for 6 months that include education about diabetes self-management, healthy lifestyle and heart failure prevention .
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Leads: Johns Hopkins University

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