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Church-based Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure in African Americans

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Hypertension

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Study Overview

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Description

This is a 12-month behavioral cluster-randomized trial testing a church-based intervention to reduce blood pressure in African Americans with uncontrolled blood pressure.

Official Title

Abundant Living: A Church-based Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure in African Americans

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-03-15
Study Completion:2026-02
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05220332

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
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * At least 75 members and ability to recruit 15 study participants
  2. * Predominantly African American congregants
  3. * Age 18 or older
  4. * Has blood pressure readings with uncontrolled blood pressure, defined as exceeding the blood thresholds for initiation of antihypertensive medication according to the 2017 American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines.
  5. * Attends church (virtually or in-person) at least once per month
  6. * Able to attend weekly Zoom meetings
  7. * Consents and completes all baseline assessments
  1. * Unable to make dietary changes due to lack of control over their food source (i.e., eat meals at shelter, nursing home)
  2. * Has a medical condition that prohibits or severely restricts ability to eat vegetables (i.e., renal disease, Crohn's disease)
  3. * Has a medical condition with an uncertain 6-month prognosis
  4. * Inability to give informed consent (i.e., cognitive impairment, does not speak Englis
  5. * Plans to move within the 6 months following enrollment
  6. * Participated in prior ALIVE intervention
  7. * Member of household participating in another church

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Elizabeth M Lynch, PhD
CONTACT
3125632254
elizabeth_lynch@rush.edu
Yolanda Cartwright, PhD, RD
CONTACT
3129429697
yolanda_cartwright@rush.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60422
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center

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 Date2022-03-15
Study Completion Date2026-02

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-03-15
Study Completion Date2026-02

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Hypertension