Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation in Aboriginal Peoples Action Toward Obesity Prevention (SHARE-AP Action)

Lead Sponsor:

Population Health Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop an effective intervention strategy to prevent \& reduce obesity among a high risk cohort of Aboriginal families.

Detailed Description

Obesity is a major public health problem in North America. The most recent estimates indicate that over 35% of men and 27% of women over the age of 18 are obese (body mass index (BMI) ≥30), and the pr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Eligible households are defined as those comprised of a male and female parent with at least one child \< 19 years old living in the same household
  • Individuals between 5 and 65 years of age (including grandparents) are included
  • Families must be living on Six Nations Indian Reserve, Ontario, Canada

Exclusion

  • Are not willing to have the SHARE-AP ACTION Health Counsellor visit their home on a weekly basis,
  • Have a planned absence from the Reservation for \> 1 month during the intervention, and
  • if there is a planned break-up of the household in the next 1 year
  • Individual members will be excluded from the household unit if they have:
  • A serious medical illness which prevent them from making dietary and exercise changes (e.g.dialysis dependent),
  • Terminal cancer,
  • Suspected severe alcohol abuse, or
  • have suffered a recent MI or stroke in the past month.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

174 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00334269

Start Date

May 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2005

Last Update

September 29 2009

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SHARE-AP Office, Six Nations Health Services P.O. Box 5000

Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada, N0A 1M0