Partnerships to Overcome Obesity Disparities in Hawaii: 18-month CBPR Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: PILI 'Ohana 18-month weight loss maintenance

• Registration Number: NCT01093924
• Lead Sponsor: University of Hawaii

Brief Summary

This is a 5-year community-based participatory research intervention study with the goals of 1) conducting a more definitive study of weight loss maintenance in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Peoples and 2) identifying the aspects of the community-academic partnership that fosters a co-learning and co-equal environment.

Detailed Description

Obesity and overweight are well recognized public health concerns in the US and the magnitude of excess weight is greater among racial/ethnic minority populations. For NHs and PPs 70 to 80% of adults are estimated to be overweight or obese. Obesity-related disparities such as diabetes and heart disease (CVD) are also increasing among NHs and PPs. To address obesity and related disparities, a community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnership was formed entitled, the Partnership for Improving Lifestyle Interventions (PILI) 'Ohana Program (Pili meaning relationship and 'Ohana meaning family). The PILI 'Ohana Program (POP) consists of 5 community organizations and the Department of Native Hawaiian Health (DNHH) at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) of the University of Hawai'i (UH). With a 3-year CBPR planning grant from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), the POP was successful at establishing this community-academic partnership aimed at obesity-related disparities in Hawai'i and in implementing a pilot intervention to address weight loss maintenance (the PILI 'Ohana Intervention) in NHs and PPs, which serves as preliminary data for this application. The specific aims are as follow: 1) To identify the aspects of the PILI 'Ohana (family + community focused) Intervention deemed effective by former participants and community-peer educators of the pilot intervention. 2) To test whether a face-to-face or DVD delivery method of the PILI 'Ohana intervention is effective in improving weight loss maintenance versus a control group in NHs and PPs. 3) To identify the strengths of the PILI 'Ohana Program that supports a co-learning and co-equal environment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10
• Study First Submitted: 2010-03-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-03-24
• Study First Posted: 2010-03-26
• Primary Completion: 2012-11
• Study Completion: 2013-02
• Status Verified: 2013-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-11-13
• Last Update Posted: 2013-11-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

• Self-reported Native Hawaiian, Filipino, or other Pacific Islander ethnic background;
• Age 18 years or older
• Overweight or Obese defined as BMI > 25 kg/m2 (NH or Pacific Islanders) or > 23 kg/m2 (Filipino ethnic background)
• Willing and able to follow a weight loss maintenance intervention program that could include 150 minutes of brisk walking per week (or equivalent) and a dietary regimen designed to maintain weight loss
• Able to identify at least one family, friend, or co-worker who would be willing to support the participant during the course of the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Survival less than 6 months
• Planning to move out of the community during the intervention study period
• Pregnancy
• Any dietary or exercise restrictions that would prevent an individual from fully participating in the intervention protocol (i.e., end-stage renal disease on a renal diet, etc.)
• Any co-morbid condition (physical and mental disabilities) that would prevent the individual from participating in the intervention protocol (i.e., severe arthritis, hemi-paresis, major psychiatric illness, eating disorders, etc.).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
DVD group	PILI 'Ohana 18-month weight loss maintenance	15-month weight loss maintenance intervention deliver via DVD.
face-to-face group	PILI 'Ohana 18-month weight loss maintenance	15-month weight loss/weight loss maintenance intervention delivered in a group setting

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight loss	18-months	Amount of Weight loss in kilograms from baseline to 18 month follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported dietary fat intake	18-months	Self-reported dietary fat intake using an 18-item Food Frequency Questionnaire
Self-reported physical activity	18-months	Self-reported physical activity frequency and intensity using a 3-item brief physical activity questionnaire
Physical functioning	18-month	Physical functioning as measured by distance walked in feet via a 6-minunte Walk Test
Systolic/diastolic blood pressure	18-months	Systolic/diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) as measured by an electronic blood pressure device
Self-reported health beliefs	18-month	Self-reported health beliefs associated with diet, physical activity, and weight using a standardized questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Ke Ola Mamo; 🇺🇸 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Kula no na Po'e Hawaii; 🇺🇸 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Hawaii Maoli; 🇺🇸 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Kokua Kalihi Valley; 🇺🇸 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States