The California WISEWOMAN Project:Cardiovascular(CVD) Health for Hispanic Women
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular DiseasesChronic Diseases
- Registration Number
- NCT00153400
- Lead Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this trial is to provide low-income, under- or un-insured 40- to 64-year-old women with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to improve diet, physical activity, and other lifestyle behaviors to prevent, delay and control cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
- Detailed Description
This study is based on a single group. Evaluated how effectively culturally appropriate lifestyle intervention was in improving, over a relatively short-term period (\~12 months) on health behaviors and the CVD risk profile.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)participants without cancer
- Income < 200 percent of federal poverty level
- Under or uninsured for the health care coverage
- Blood pressure >= 120 mm Hg systolic or >=80 mm Hg diastolic or currently taking medication to lower cholesterol
- >180 mm Hg systolic or >110 mm Hg diastolic
- > 400 cholesterol
- pregnant women
- had past or current CVD events
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method CVD risk (10 year estimated risk) baseline, one-year Combines a number of risk factors into one metric. Lower score means lower risk. Higher score means higher risk. Low risk (0 to \<5, borderline risk (5 to \<7.5), intermediate risk (7.5 to \< 20), and high risk (\>20). Range 0 to 20.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dietary Behavior baseline, one-year Numbers of fruits and vegetables on a weekly basis. The NHLBI standard of measurement is 5-a-day. Self-recorded daily and self-reported weekly.
Physical Activity baseline, one-year Number of minutes of physical activity per week. American Heart Association recommendation of 150 mins per week for good health. Self-recorded daily and self-reported weekly.
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