The Impact of African American Women's Hair Care Practices and Hair Attitudes on Exercise Habits

July 3, 2018 updated by: Wake Forest University
The purpose of this research study is to better understand African American women's hair and hair styling practices and how these practices affect attitudes and viewpoints regarding exercise.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

African American females between the ages of 21 and 60.These subjects will be recruited from Wake Forest University Health Sciences Dermatology clinic and our Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved advertising.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female between 21 and 60 years old.
  • African, Afro-Caribbean, or African American decent.
  • Able and willing to follow study procedures and successfully complete hair and exercise questionnaire/survey.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to read or understand hair and exercise questionnaire/survey.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Case-Only
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
1
African American females between the ages of 21 and 60
Other: Survey of exercise practices
detailed questionnaire regarding the subject's race, income level; type(s), frequency, intensity, and amount of exercise; attitudes about exercise; hair style; hair care practices; attitudes about hair; hair and scalp health; and attitudes about exercise with regards to hair

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Wake Forest University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 19, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 30, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

January 30, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

June 5, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 6, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 3, 2018

Last Verified

July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB00003923

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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