Peer Support Dyads in Churches

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiovascular Disease; Obesity; Peer Support and Chronic Disease; Cancer; Type II Diabetes
• Interventions: Behavioral: Peer Support Dyad Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT03463941
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore how working with a partner can influence participation in a church wellness program. There are many different types of church wellness programs. Church members are more likely to participate and achieve goals in these programs when they have peer support. The researcher would like to know what African American men and women think about working with a support partner. This information will help researchers design better church wellness programs. The participants are being asked to take part in this research because the investigators believe that it is helpful to share feelings and thoughts about experiences working with a partner to achieve health goals. This knowledge will be used to create church wellness programs that will help African American men and women prevent disease and live healthier lives.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-07
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-13
• Study Start: 2019-01-05
• Primary Completion: 2019-07-31
• Study Completion: 2019-07-31
• Results First Submitted: 2020-07-20
• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Results First Submitted QC: 2020-08-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-18
• Results First Posted: 2020-09-02
• Last Update Posted: 2020-09-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• The inclusion criteria will be churches with mostly African American members.
• Participant criteria will be: ages >=18 or older who identify as African American
• Attend church at least once per week
• Speak, read and write English
• Willing to complete study activities and assessments
• Able to engage in moderate physical activity. (e.g., walking - based on their own activity level and assessment).

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
African American church members	Peer Support Dyad Intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants Who Agreed That Program Component Was Acceptable	Measured at Week 18	Measured by ten item feasibility survey, scored based on 5-point Likert scale administered at week 18, the last week of the program. Feasibility was measured on a scale of 1-5, where 1=strongly disagree that program component was acceptable or feasible, and 5=strongly agree that program component was acceptable or feasible)
Health Educators' Perceptions of Feasibility as Measured by Semi-structured Interviews	Measured at Week 18	Reported as number of health educators who found the program to be feasible.
Feasibility as Measured by Retention	Baseline to week 18	Retention will be calculated from the number of participants who continue to Phase II out of the number who complete Phase I (\>50% attendance), and the attrition rate.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Goal Attainment as Measured by Number of Participants Consuming 7 or More Fruits and Vegetables Per Day	Week 18	A mixed model using intraclass correlation will be used to assess changes in participant fruit and vegetable intake pre and post intervention.
Goal Attainment as Measured by BMI (Body Mass Index)	Week 18	Mixed models will be used to assess changes in participant BMI pre and post intervention.
Goal Attainment as Measured by Weight in Pounds	Week 18	A mixed model using intraclass correlation will be used used to assess changes in participant weight pre and post intervention.
Goal Attainment as Measured by Days Per Week That Participants Exercised for 30 Minutes or More	Week 18	A mixed model using intraclass correlation will be used to assess changes in physical activity at weeks 1 and 18 pre and post intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faithful Families Program; 🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States