Diet and lifestyle InterventionS through Anganwadi Workers and Accredited Social Health Activists (DISHA)
Phase 3
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/10/004049
- Lead Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 25128
Inclusion Criteria
Any individual, irrespective of gender, who is more than 18 years of age, and permanently resides in the household will be approached to participate in this study for cardiovascular risk-factor assessment.
Exclusion Criteria
This study proposes to study adults in the community to assess cardiovascular risk-factor prevalence in the community, and excludes adults below the age of 18 years.
Additional exclusions are:
•Pregnant women
•Bed-ridden individuals
• Persons who are unable to comprehend the interview questionnaire
(Reasons for exclusion will be documented)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome will be difference <br/ ><br>between the changes in population level blood pressure between intervention and control clusters. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 18 months <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method -Operational feasibility of integrating NCD risk reduction in community health programs through existing community level healthcare volunteers such as ASHA or equivalent. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>-Usefulness of trained healthcare workers to affect changes in dietary fat, fibre and salt, tobacco and alcohol consumption and increasing physical activity. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>-Efficacy of the IEC intervention to evaluate changes in lipid levels and glycemia. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 18 months