Actively Recruiting
Improving the Heart Health of Home Health Aides
Led by Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Updated on 2025-09-25
40
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
51 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
W
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Lead Sponsor
A
American Heart Association
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Improving the Heart Health of Home Health Aides
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Currently working as a home health aide
- Speak English or Spanish
- 18 years of age or older
- Have low cardiovascular health with a LE8 score between 0 and 50 based on physical and self-reported health measures
You will not qualify if you...
- Less than 1 year of job experience as a home health aide
- Do not have a smartphone
- Have experienced dizziness during a finger stick blood sugar or cholesterol test
- Have a history of fainting with a finger stick blood sugar or cholesterol test
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
1199 SEIU Home Care Industry Education Fund
New York, New York, United States, 10018
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10021
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Madeline R Sterling, MD, MPH, MS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
1
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