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Multimedia Lifestyle Improvement for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction (SAHARA-Pilot Trial)

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Led By Sonia Anand, MD, PhD

Research Sponsored by McMaster University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Greater than or equal to 30 years of age

No previous cardiovascular disease

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline and at 6 months from randomization

Awards & highlights

SAHARA-Pilot Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether a six-month multimedia health intervention can help reduce heart disease risk factors in South Asians, who are more likely than people of European descent to develop these risk factors at a younger age and at lower body weight.

Who is the study for?

The SAHARA pilot is for South Asians aged 30 or older from Ontario, without previous heart disease. Participants must have ancestry from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka and be comfortable using the internet and multimedia devices.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

This study tests a 6-month interactive multimedia program aimed at improving lifestyle choices like smoking habits, diet, and exercise against usual care in reducing heart risk factors among South Asians. It also examines if knowing genetic risks affects behavior change.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on lifestyle improvements through educational interventions rather than medication or medical procedures, significant side effects are not anticipated. However, changes in diet and activity levels may cause temporary discomfort.

SAHARA-Pilot Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am 30 years old or older.

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I have never had heart disease.

SAHARA-Pilot Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline and at 6 months from randomization

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline and at 6 months from randomization

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and at 6 months from randomization for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Effectiveness of a 6 month culturally-specific multi-media intervention on Heart Health Risk

Secondary outcome measures

Change in the MI risk score and clinical events

Myocardial Infarction

SAHARA-Pilot Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: Multimedia Lifestyle ImprovementActive Control1 Intervention

Multimedia lifestyle intervention

Group II: Usual CarePlacebo Group1 Intervention

usual care

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

McMaster UniversityLead Sponsor

880 Previous Clinical Trials

2,597,428 Total Patients Enrolled

Sonia Anand, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMcMaster University; Hamilton Health Sciences; Population Health Research Institute

1 Previous Clinical Trials

343 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Multimedia Lifestyle Improvement Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT01577719 — N/A

Cardiovascular Disease Research Study Groups: Multimedia Lifestyle Improvement, Usual Care

Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Trial 2023: Multimedia Lifestyle Improvement Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT01577719 — N/A

Multimedia Lifestyle Improvement 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT01577719 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is enrollment still open in this research endeavor?

"Unfortunately, the clinicaltrials.gov information indicates that this particular study is not currently enrolling patients; it was first posted in June of 2009 and last updated on the 8th of 2016. However, there are 599 other trials actively recruiting participants."

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Recent research and studies

JMIR Research ProtocolsJournal

South Asian Heart Risk Assessment (SAHARA): Randomized Controlled Trial Design and Pilot Study

Samaan, Zainab, Karleen M Schulze, Catherine Middleton, Jane Irvine, Phillip Joseph, Andrew Mente, Baiju R Shah, et al.. 2013. “South Asian Heart Risk Assessment (SAHARA): Randomized Controlled Trial Design and Pilot Study”. JMIR Research Protocols. JMIR Publications Inc.. doi:10.2196/resprot.2621.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

South Asian HeArt Risk Assessment Project - Pilot

Sonia Anand 2009. "South Asian HeArt Risk Assessment Project - Pilot". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01577719.