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AACP-CVD: African American Community Health Project on Cardiovascular Disease

Sponsor
Northwestern University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT01335022
Collaborator
(none)
45
Enrollment
1
Location
1
Arm
2
Duration (Months)
22.5
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The investigators seek to demonstrate that interactive physician-led education through partnership with an African American church will improve awareness and knowledge of cardiovascular disease in the African American community and will result in objective improvement in major risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: lecture
 Early Phase 1

Detailed Description

Cardiovascular disease causes significant morbidity and mortality in the African American community. Among African Americans adults almost 1/3 have hypertension, 1/10 have heart disease, 1/20 have coronary heart disease, and 1/30 have had a stroke. Compared to their Caucasian American counterparts, African Americans are 3 times more times as likely to die from cardiovascular diseases than Caucasians, 1.5 times more likely to die from heart failure, and 1.8 times more likely to die from stroke. In addition, both lower socioeconomic position and minority race/ethnicity are associated with poorer health and shortened survival. These alarming statistics highlight the health disparities in the African American community. In our study, the investigators propose that interactive physician-led education through partnership with an African American church will improve awareness and knowledge of CVD in the African American community and will result in objective improvement in major risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
45 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
African American Community Health Project on Cardiovascular Disease (AACP-CVD)
Study Start Date :
Oct 1, 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2010
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2010

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Cardiovascular Disease Education

6 lectures on cardiovascular disease were given over a 2 month time period

Behavioral: lecture
6 lectures on cardiovascular disease covering obesity, diet & exercise, smoking cessation, coronary artery disease, hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Blood pressure [2 months]

    Change after educational series

  2. Weight [2 months]

    Change after educational series

  3. Body mass index [2 months]

    Change after educational series

  4. Waist Circumference [2 months]

    Change after educational series

  5. Multiple choice test on cardiovascular disease [2 months]

    The multiple choice test is a 25-question test on general cardiovascular disease knowledge. It covers diet, exercise, smoking, obesity, coronary artery disease, heart failure, diabetes, stroke, and peripheral artery disease. This test is given at the start of the study and after the educational intervention. The overall test scores are compared by percentage correct. The individual questions are examined for group knowledge level on a particular topic. For example, the % correct of the group on a question about diabetes would reflect knowledge of diabetes.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • African American adults > 18 years old

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Heritage International Christian Church Chicago Illinois United States 60639

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Northwestern University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Donald M Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, Northwestern University
  • Study Director: William J Mosley II, MD, Northwestern University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Additional Information:

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
, ,
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01335022
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • STU00035483
First Posted:
Apr 13, 2011
Last Update Posted:
Apr 13, 2011
Last Verified:
Apr 1, 2011
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 13, 2011