Wellness Engagement Project, Petersburg

Not Applicable

Terminated

Brief Summary: This study tests the feasibility of a health and wellness trial designed with community input. This 12-week program will be tested over a 24-week period using a delayed treatment control group.

Detailed Description: This 12-week program was designed based on input from Petersburg, VA community residents, collected through various methods over a two-year period. The 12 week program is designed to impact three levels: individual, family and community. At the individual level, participants receive print material lessons related to healthy eating and increasing physical activity, as well as videos that model these lessons; participants will also have access to a peer support coach who will contact them on a biweekly basis and are trained to help them identify and reach their own personal health goals. At the family level, participants are encouraged to share all of the information they receive as a part of this program with the rest of their family, and are asked to begin walking regularly and to attend fitness and nutrition classes held within their neighborhood (by the WE program) with family members. On a community level, local church groups and neighborhood organizations will receive assistance in launching walking clubs, and all community residents are invited to attend the physical activity and nutrition classes that the WE project hosts within the community.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

report not being able to walk 2 blocks (1/4 mile) without stopping
currently participating in another weight loss program
taking a weight loss medication
have a history of bariatric surgery
pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the intervention timeframe
report an unsupervised heart condition, chest pain during periods of rest or activity, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
report a medical condition that would jeopardize their safety if involved in a weight management program with diet and exercise guidelines (e.g., uncontrolled heart problem)
fail medical screening by study medical staff)
report conditions that, in the judgment of the PI, would render the participant unlikely to follow the study protocol (e.g., planned move from the area, dementia, substance abuse).

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention-Wellness Engagement Program	Wellness Engagement Program	The group assigned to the intervention arm will receive treatment as described below for a twelve week period: Weekly lessons related to healthy eating and physical activity Biweekly check-in calls with a trained peer support coach Access to neighborhood wide physical activity and nutritional education events

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Engagement in WE activities	4-weeks	Number of community events attended
Video lessons	4 weeks	Number of video lessons viewed as reported to Wellness Ambassadors
Peer Support	4 weeks	number of check-in phone calls completed with Peer Support Coaches
Self-monitoring logs	4 weeks	number of self-monitoring logs completed
Value of the program	4 weeks	Perceived value of the program
Effectiveness of peer support	4 weeks	Perception of the effectiveness of the peer support received from peer coaches

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Uptake of key behaviors promoted in the WE program	4-weeks	Engagement in recommended health behaviors
Weight	4-weeks	Weight will be measured in kg
Dietary changes	4-weeks	Dietary practices will be assessed using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Height	4 weeks	height measured in meters

Locations (1): Virginia Commonwealth University
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Richmond, Virginia, United States

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