Status:

RECRUITING

Dietary Behavior Intervention in African Americans at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Lead Sponsor:

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Conditions:

Diet

Cooking

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: The risk of heart disease among African Americans is still common despite a greater understanding of the disease and better approaches to managing it. Healthy cooking and eating patterns ...

Detailed Description

Study Description: Explore feasibility measures, facilitators and barriers related to cooking and cooking frequency among an AA adult population at risk for CVD following participation in a cooking in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • FIRST PHASE:
  • A sample of AA adults (n= 20) living in Wards 7 or 8 of Washington, D.C. will be recruited for this phase.
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • English-speaking
  • Self-identified AA adults (defined as age greater than or equal to 18)
  • Live in Wards 7 or 8 in Washington, D.C.
  • At least one self-reported risk factor for CV disease known by participant or told to participant by a clinician within the last 12 months. Specific risk factors are:
  • overweight or obese (self-reported height and weight compute to BMI if needed greater than or equal to 25)
  • elevated waist to hip ratio
  • elevated cholesterol
  • clinical hypertension or prehypertension
  • prediabetes
  • elevated fasting glucose level on laboratory report
  • current smoker or prior (within the past 12 months) smoker.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Under the age of 18
  • Do not live in Wards 7 or 8 in Washington, D.C.
  • No risk factors for CVD
  • Or adults not of AA descent (self-identified)
  • Non-English speaking
  • SECOND PHASE:
  • A sample of AA adults (n= 35) living in Wards 7 or 8 of Washington, D.C. will be recruited for this phase.
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • English-speaking
  • Self-identified AA adults (defined as age greater than or equal to 18)
  • Who live in Wards 7 or 8 in Washington, D.C.
  • At least one self-reported risk factor for CV disease known by participant or told to participant by a clinician within the last 12 months. Specific risk factors are:
  • overweight or obese (self-reported height and weight compute to BMI if needed \>= 25)
  • elevated waist to hip ratio
  • elevated cholesterol
  • clinical hypertension or prehypertension
  • prediabetes
  • elevated fasting glucose level on laboratory report
  • current smoker or prior (within the past 12 months) smoker.
  • Not pregnant at the time of screening and enrollment.\*
  • Willing to not attend or enroll in another cooking/culinary education program or class during participation in this study
  • Not enrolled currently or in the prior 12 months (at time of recruitment) in another ongoing cooking/culinary education program or class
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • AAs who are not age greater than or equal to 18
  • AA Adults not living in Wards 7 or 8 in Washington, D.C.
  • AA Adults living in the same household as another participant
  • AA adults without at least one risk factor for CVD
  • Or adults not of AA descent
  • Non-English speaking
  • Those enrolled currently or in the prior 12 months at time of recruitment in another ongoing cooking/culinary education program
  • Those not willing to not attend or enroll in another cooking/culinary education program or class during participation in this study
  • \* If individuals become pregnant during their participation, they can continue to participate if they want to. The pregnant participant will not undergo DEXA scanning procedure.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 25 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    August 1 2027

    Estimated Enrollment :

    55 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04305431

    Start Date

    February 25 2021

    End Date

    August 1 2027

    Last Update

    January 5 2026

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892