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Active and Healthy Brotherhood (AHB) for High Blood Pressure

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Research Sponsored by Gramercy Research Group
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 6 months, 12 months
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Study Summary

This study will test ways to improve health behaviors using an intervention that has been specially designed for African-American men. The program, called Active & Healthy Brotherhood (AHB), will provide information on basic health, and healthy eating, physical activity, stress management, and how to get medical care when needed.The AHB intervention will be compared to a control group that will receive basic health information in videos and brochures.

Eligible Conditions
  • Diabetes
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Self-Care
  • Medication Adherence
  • Chronic Disease
  • Obesity

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 6 months, 12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 6 months, 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change activity behavior (minutes per week in Total physical activity (PA) and light, moderate, vigorous PA).
Change dietary intake (Fruit and vegetable servings, % fat, sodium and fiber intake).
Change help-seeking behaviors (Medication adherence and doctor/ER visits).
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Secondary outcome measures
Change HbA1c.
Change blood glucose.
Change blood pressure.
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Active and Healthy Brotherhood (AHB)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
16-week behavioral intervention
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Usual care.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Project BrotherhoodUNKNOWN
University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOTHER
1,508 Previous Clinical Trials
4,190,493 Total Patients Enrolled
Vanderbilt UniversityOTHER
704 Previous Clinical Trials
6,143,031 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Active and Healthy Brotherhood: A Program for Chronic Disease Self-Management for Black Men
2015. "Active and Healthy Brotherhood: A Program for Chronic Disease Self-Management for Black Men". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02362737.
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