RECRUITING

Church-based Health Intervention to Eliminate Racial Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health

Study Overview

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Description

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US general population. Although CVD mortality rates declined for both Black and White populations during the past two decades, they are still higher in Black adults than White adults. There are also persistent disparities in CVD risk factors with higher prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes in Black compared to White populations. In addition, CVD and risk factors are more prevalent in the residents of Louisiana compared to the US general population. The Church-based Health Intervention to Eliminate Racial Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health (CHERISH) study will use a church-based community health worker (CHW)-led multifaceted intervention to address racial inequities in CVD risk factors in predominantly Black communities in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary aim of the CHERISH study is to compare the impact of two implementation strategies - a CHW-led multifaceted strategy and a group-based education strategy - for delivering interventions recommended by the 2019 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease on implementation and clinical effectiveness outcomes in predominantly Black church community members over 18 months.

Official Title

Church-based Health Intervention to Eliminate Racial Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-09-28
Study Completion:2027-08-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06065098

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:40 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Men or women aged ≥40 years
  2. * Community members associated with the participating churches (church members and their families and friends)
  3. * Individuals with three or more CVD risk factors (out of seven):
  4. * Current smoker
  5. * Overweight or obese (BMI ≥25 kg/m2)
  6. * Insufficient physical activity (\<150 minutes/week moderate intensity or \<75 minutes/week vigorous intensity)
  7. * Healthy diet score of \<4 components
  8. * Total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL
  9. * Blood pressure ≥130/80 mmHg
  10. * Fasting plasma glucose ≥100 mg/dL
  11. * Willing and able to participate in the intervention
  1. * No prior hospitalization in the last 3 months for chronic heart failure or heart attack.
  2. * No current diagnosis of cancer requiring chemotherapy or radiation therapy
  3. * No stage-5 chronic kidney disease requiring chronic dialysis, or transplant.
  4. * Not pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 18 months.
  5. * No plans to move out of the New Orleans metropolitan area during the next year.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Joide Laurent, MPH
CONTACT
504-988-5432
jlaurent@tulane.edu
Katherine T Mills, PhD
CONTACT
504-988-4749
kmills4@tulane.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Tulane University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-09-28
Study Completion Date2027-08-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-09-28
Study Completion Date2027-08-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • health inequities
  • cardiovascular health
  • community-based interventions
  • cardiovascular disease prevention

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
  • Hypercholesterolemia