RECRUITING

Improving the Heart Health of Home Health Aides

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this early-stage study is to support the heart health of home health aides, a workforce that provides care for adults at home but whose own health has been historically poor. To do this, the study will use Life's Essential 8 (LE8), a program developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) that promotes cardiovascular wellness through education and lifestyle changes. The program has been adapted specifically for home health aides and will be delivered by trained "peer coaches," who are fellow home health aides who will help guide participants through the program. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Will the LE8 intervention, which provides cardiovascular health education and support with positive thinking, be used by home health aides and do they like it? * Does the LE8 intervention actually improve home health aides' cardiovascular health after the intervention's conclusion compared to baseline? Participants will be paired with a trained peer coach and take part in the 10-week program over the course of 6 months. The program includes support for healthy behaviors and positive thinking, with the goal of making lasting improvements in cardiovascular health.

Official Title

Improving the Cardiovascular Health of Home Health Aides

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-09-09
Study Completion:2026-09
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT07067398

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:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Currently working as a home health aide
  2. * Speak English or Spanish
  3. * ≥ 18 years of age
  4. * Have low CV Health as assessed by LE8 components made up by physical health measurements (blood pressure, BMI) and general self-reported health (physical activity, diet, smoking, sleep); calculated to be a score of 0-50 (the total score ranges from 0-100)
  1. * Less than 1 year of job experience as a home health aide
  2. * Does not possess a smartphone
  3. * Gotten dizzy before with a finger stick blood sugar/cholesterol test
  4. * Have a history of syncope with a finger stick blood sugar/cholesterol test

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Madeline R Sterling, MD, MPH, MS
CONTACT
6469625029
mrs9012@med.cornell.edu

Principal Investigator

Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, MS
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Locations (Sites)

1199 SEIU Home Care Industry Education Fund
New York, New York, 10018
United States
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10021
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  • Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, MS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

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 Date2025-09-09
Study Completion Date2026-09

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-09-09
Study Completion Date2026-09

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • cardiovascular health intervention
  • home health aide
  • peer coaching

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Cardiovascular
  • Cardiovascular (CV) Risk
  • Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors
  • Cardiovascular Health