The Church as a Bridge to Deliver Health Resources Via Telehealth

The Church as a Bridge to Deliver Health Resources Via Telehealth to Alleviate Obesity and Chronic Disease Disparities in Rural African Americans of Mississippi

The proposed Church Bridge intervention project will provide an innovative, evidence-based and technology supported, health intervention model for Southern, African American, and rural populations who continue to be disparately burdened by obesity and associated co-morbidities (i.e., hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease). By targeting young adults (21-50 years of age) with families, the project will contribute to the long-term reduction of preventable chronic disease and related health care costs for the public.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Obesity; Health Behavior; Primary Health Care; Healthcare Disparities; Mobile Health; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Minority Health; Telehealth; Community-based Participatory Research; Church; Weight Loss Programs
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Church Bridge Project

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 31
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 45 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI >/=30
• Must have elementary aged child (5-11 years) in household

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any health condition where weight loss is contraindicated
• Complicated disease states (ie., advanced renal disease or heart failure)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Weight loss program; Participants will attend a 12 session weight loss program accompanied by maintenance support delivered by a church. Program will include peer education, telenutrition counseling and mobile health feedback.	Behavioral: Church Bridge Project; Community-based participatory research combining efforts of academic researchers, church leaders, primary care providers and community stakeholders.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Change in weight at six months	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Southern Mississippi
• Collaborators: Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative; MSU Extension- Stone County

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 10, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 11, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): May 16, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 27, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 25, 2017
• Last Verified: October 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Overweight; Body Weight; Body Weight Changes; Obesity; Weight Loss
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1R15MD010213-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No