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Healthy Immigrant Community: Mobilizing the Power of Social Networks

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Weight Loss
Interventions
Behavioral: Community-based mentoring and education sessions
Registration Number
NCT05136339
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to leverage existing social networks for health behavior change relevant to obesity and cardiovascular risk among immigrant populations in Southeast, Minnesota.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
481
Inclusion Criteria
  • Self-identification as Hispanic or Somali.
  • Member of a social network identified in the social network analysis.
  • Willingness to participate in all aspects of the study.
  • Provision of informed consent.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy at the time of enrollment.
  • Serious medical conditions or disabilities that would make physical activity difficult.
  • To avoid stigmatization, a normal weight (BMI<25) will not exclude individuals from participating in the intervention, but they will be excluded from the measurements and analyses.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Delayed Community-Based Mentoring and Education SessionsCommunity-based mentoring and education sessionsSubjects will receive the intervention of community-based mentoring and education sessions approximately 12 months after enrollment.
Immediate Community-Based Mentoring and Education SessionsCommunity-based mentoring and education sessionsSubjects will receive the intervention of community-based mentoring and education sessions immediately after enrollment.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

BMI is calculated as weight (kg)/height squared (m2)

Change in waist circumferenceBaseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

Measured to the nearest 0.1 cm at the narrowest part of the torso between the ribs and the iliac crest.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in "Life's Simple 7" Composite ScoreBaseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

Adapted from the American Heart Association standards based on health assessment data. Point values are assigned to each component: 2 points for ideal, 1 point for intermediate, 0 points for poor. The total sum allows for a continuous measure of cardiovascular health ranging from poor to ideal (0-14 points). The final score will be categorized as 0-6 (poor), 7-8 (intermediate), 9-14 (ideal).

Change in low-density lipoprotein (LDL)Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

Change in LDL cholesterol blood serum level, reported in mg/dL

Change in blood pressure (systolic and diastolic)Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

Measured three times and the average of the second and third readings will be used in analyses, reported in mmHg.

Change in Dietary QualityBaseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

24-hour dietary recall collected using the Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR) used to calculate the Healthy Eating index (HEI-2015), scores categorized as HEI≥69.3 optimal, HEI 56.9-69.2 intermediate, HEI\<56.9 poor

Change in physical activityBaseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

Measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) that assesses the number of minutes of mild, moderate, and vigorous physical activity over the previous 7 days, scores categorized as ≥150 min/wk moderate or ≥75 min/wk vigorous or ≥150 min/wk moderate+vigorous = optimal; 1-149 min/wk moderate or 1-74 min/wk vigorous or 1-149 min/wk moderate+vigorous = intermediate; no physical activity = poor

Change in fasting glucose levelBaseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

6 hours fasting glucose blood serum level, reported in mg/dL

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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