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Church-based Health Intervention to Eliminate Racial Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health
Led by Tulane University · Updated on 2025-09-03
806
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
204 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
Tulane University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US general population. Although CVD mortality rates declined for both Black and White populations during the past two decades, they are still higher in Black adults than White adults. There are also persistent disparities in CVD risk factors with higher prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes in Black compared to White populations. In addition, CVD and risk factors are more prevalent in the residents of Louisiana compared to the US general population. The Church-based Health Intervention to Eliminate Racial Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health (CHERISH) study will use a church-based community health worker (CHW)-led multifaceted intervention to address racial inequities in CVD risk factors in predominantly Black communities in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary aim of the CHERISH study is to compare the impact of two implementation strategies - a CHW-led multifaceted strategy and a group-based education strategy - for delivering interventions recommended by the 2019 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease on implementation and clinical effectiveness outcomes in predominantly Black church community members over 18 months.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Church-based Health Intervention to Eliminate Racial Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Men or women aged 240 years or older
- Community members associated with the participating churches, including church members, their families, and friends
- Individuals with three or more cardiovascular disease risk factors out of the following seven: current smoker, overweight or obese (BMI 25 25 kg/m2), insufficient physical activity (less than 150 minutes/week moderate or less than 75 minutes/week vigorous intensity), healthy diet score with fewer than 4 components, total cholesterol 200 mg/dL, blood pressure 130/80 mmHg, fasting plasma glucose 100 mg/dL
- Willing and able to participate in the intervention
You will not qualify if you...
- Hospitalization in the past 3 months for chronic heart failure or heart attack
- Current diagnosis of cancer requiring chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- Stage-5 chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis or transplant
- Pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next 18 months
- Planning to move out of the New Orleans metropolitan area within the next year
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Joide Laurent, MPH
CONTACT
K
Katherine T Mills, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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