RECRUITING

NC Works4Health: Reducing Chronic Disease Risks in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, Unemployed Populations

Study Overview

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Description

The proposed study, NC Works4Health (NCW4H), builds on the strengths of long-standing academic-community research partnerships between this UNC at Chapel Hill (UNC) team of investigators and key stakeholders across health, social service, employment, and economic development sectors. The overall goal of this study is to test the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention that can be readily adopted by communities to reduce chronic disease risks in socioeconomically disadvantaged populations by (a) embedding prevention efforts in DSS-E programs at the individual level, and (b) enhancing supervisor supports for DSS-E hires at the employer level. Interventions at each level, and their joint effects, are designed to mitigate the psychological, behavioral, and clinically relevant risks for chronic disease onset, morbidity, and comorbidity that accrue with unemployment and the employment-entry transition.

Official Title

NC Works4Health: Reducing Chronic Disease Risks in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, Unemployed Populations

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-09-17
Study Completion:2026-01-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04815278

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:18 Years to 64 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * receiving DSS-E services
  2. * between the age of 18 and 64 years old
  3. * unemployed
  4. * fluent and able to read English
  1. * receiving or applied for disability benefits
  2. * pregnant
  3. * Any of the following chronic conditions: severe high blood pressure (with a reading of 180/110 or higher in the past 6 months), a health condition or injury that has left you unsteady, or unbalanced when you walk, a history of falling in the past 6 months, cancer that is actively being treated with chemotherapy of radiation to your chest or abdomen (stomach area), inflammatory bowel disease (such as Crohn's disease, or ulcerative colitis), an implanted cardiac defibrillator (a small device placed under the skin on your chest to help your heart function)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Grant M Berry, M.A.
CONTACT
919-966-6610
gberry2@email.unc.edu
Shawn Kneipp, Ph.D
CONTACT
919-966-5425
skneipp@email.unc.edu

Principal Investigator

Shawn Kneipp, Ph. D
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UNC School of Nursing

Study Locations (Sites)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  • Shawn Kneipp, Ph. D, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UNC School of Nursing

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-09-17
Study Completion Date2026-01-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-09-17
Study Completion Date2026-01-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Unemployment
  • Weight Maintenance
  • Unintentional Bias
  • Employment Services
  • Self-Monitoring
  • Perceived Workplace Support
  • Step Count
  • Coping Strategies
  • Blood Pressure
  • Food Tracking
  • Problem-Solving
  • Weight Loss
  • Underemployment

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Diabetes
  • Chronic Disease
  • Psychological Distress