Nutrition and Exercise Education for Heart Disease
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This study will test whether a culturally-tailored nutrition and exercise intervention designed for African-American women will lead to sustained improvements in exercise and healthy eating through improvements in self-management mediators: mindfulness, stress management, positive reappraisal, self-regulation, and self-efficacy.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Cheryl Giscombe, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Principal Investigator
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for African American women over 18 with a BMI of 25-39, who exercise less than 150 minutes per week and have at least one cardiometabolic risk factor like high blood pressure or prediabetes. Participants must not be diabetic, pregnant, on weight loss medication, or engaged in another similar program recently.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention
Participants engage in a culturally-tailored nutrition and exercise intervention designed to manage stress and reduce cardiometabolic risk
Booster Sessions
Participants attend monthly booster sessions to reinforce intervention strategies
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in cardiometabolic risk factors and lifestyle behaviors
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- HARMONY
- Nutrition and Exercise Education (NEEW)
Find a Clinic Near You
Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Lead Sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborator