Healthy Heart Score Intervention In the Primary Care Setting

Assessing the Healthy Heart Score Intervention In the Primary Care Setting as a Primordial Prevention Tool

In this pilot study, the investigators will assess the clinical utility and feasibility of the Healthy Heart Score in the primary clinical care setting for the primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease. The investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial to test the lifestyle intervention based on the Healthy Heart Score compared to usual care. The aim is to include 100 participants (50 in each group). Each participant will complete 2 visits (initial and a follow up visit after 12 weeks).

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Cardiovascular Diseases
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Healthy Heart Score

Detailed Description

Created by the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, the Healthy Heart Score is a previously validated online risk calculator that determines the 20-year Cardiovascular Disease ) risk based on 9 modifiable lifestyle factors including; smoking habits, body mass index, physical activity, alcohol consumption, fruit and vegetables intake, cereal fiber, nuts, sugar-sweetened beverages, and red meat, and processed meats consumption.

In this pilot study, the investigators will assess the clinical utility and feasibility of the Healthy Heart Score in the primary clinical care setting for the primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease. The investigators will conduct a clinical trial to test our intervention compared to usual care. The investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial to test the lifestyle intervention based on the Healthy Heart Score compared to usual care. The aim is to include 100 participants (50 in each group). Each participant will complete 2 visits (initial and a follow up visit after 12 weeks).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD; Phone Number: 740.593.9943; Email: sotospri@ohio.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Dublin, Ohio, United States, 43016
      • Recruiting
      • OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital
      • Contact: Matthew Kunar, DO; Email: Matt.Kunar@ohiohealth.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older, No cardiovascular diagnosis, Body Mass Index > 25 and/or having at least one of the following clinical risk factors: elevated blood pressure, pre-high cholesterol, pre-diabetes but not currently taking medications for the previous conditions.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those not meeting the inclusion criteria and women who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention; After completion of the Healthy Hear Score assessment, participants will receive a lifestyle intervention based on the Healthy Heart Score results for 12-weeks by trained dietetic interns on-site. Participants will receive a check-in email or phone 6 weeks after the initial visit. A Registered Dietitian is also available to speak with patients. The intervention will consist on educational materials based on each component of the Healthy Heart Score and other lifestyle behaviors	Behavioral: Healthy Heart Score; Educational materials based on each component of the Healthy Heart Score and other lifestyle behaviors will be provided to the participants that include the following topics: Fruit and vegetable consumption, Whole grain consumption/ limiting refined grains, Healthy protein choices, Healthy dietary fats, Limiting Sugar-sweetened beverages, Importance of physical activity, Proper hydration, Stress management, Adequate Sleep, Smoking Cessation, Weekly menu example, Recipe Cards following the Mediterranean diet principals, Interactive weekly checklist to encourage participants to meet their weekly goals for consumption of fruits, vegetable, nuts and seeds. Participants will receive a check-in email or phone 6 weeks after the baseline visit. A Registered Dietitian is also available to speak with patients.
No Intervention: Control; Participants in the control group will follow their usual care protocol after taking the Healthy Heart Score assessment. Researchers will provide the Healthy Heart Score survey results, but will not discuss or interpret the results with them. Participants can discuss any concern they have with their usual physician if they choose. After the follow-up visit and upon completion of the study, all participants in the control group may also receive the educational handouts and will be granted access to the Healthy Heart Score application if they wish.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in the overall Healthy Heart Score risk score	The Healthy Heart Score is a lifestyle-based risk tool that estimates 20-year CVD risk (https://healthyheartscore.sph.harvard.edu/) This gender-specific algorithm has been published (DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.114.000954): 20-year CVD risk (%) "Healthy Heart Score" = [1 - 0. 9660 (exp [W- 6.57301)] × 100% where W= 0.10820 x age + 0.15285 (if past smoker) + 0.90138 (if current smoker) + 0.04676 × BMI - 0.01923 × grams/d of alcohol + 0.0004 × (grams/d of alcohol)2- 0.029251 × hours/week of physical activity - 0.05113 × diet score* 20-year CVD risk (%) "Healthy Heart Score" = [1 - 0. 96368 (exp [W-7.2437)] × 100% where W= 0.13580 x age- 0.0005 x (age)2 + 0.06979 (if past smoker) + 0.42305 (if current smoker) +0.07424 × BMI - 0.00898 × grams/d of alcohol + 0.0001 × (grams/d of alcohol)2- 0.01755 × hours/week of physical activity - 0.06691 × diet score	12-weeks
Changes in the overall composite of diet	women: Diet score = (0.03626 × grams/d of cereal fiber + 0.18283 [if fruits + vegetables ≥3 servings/d] + 0.14522 [if nuts 0.1-1 servings/d + 0.2444 [if nuts >1 servings/d]- 0.14631 × servings/d of sugar-sweetened beverages - 0.15624 × servings/d of red and processed meats)*10 Women: Diet score = (0.03626 × grams/d of cereal fiber + 0.18283 [if fruits + vegetables ≥3 servings/d] + 0.14522 [if nuts 0.1-1 servings/d + 0.2444 [if nuts >1 servings/d]- 0.14631 × servings/d of sugar-sweetened beverages - 0.15624 × servings/d of red and processed meats)*10. Men: where W= 0.13580 x age- 0.0005 x (age)2 + 0.06979 (if past smoker) + 0.42305 (if current smoker) +0.07424 × BMI - 0.00898 × grams/d of alcohol + 0.0001 × (grams/d of alcohol)2- 0.01755 × hours/week of physical activity - 0.06691 × diet score*	12-weeks
Changes in fruit and vegetables intake	servings/day	12-weeks
Changes in red and processed meats intake	servings/week	12-weeks
Changes in sugar and sweetened beverages	servings/week	12-weeks
Changes in nut consumption	servings week	12-weeks
changes in alcohol consumption	g/day	12-weeks
changes in cereal fiber	g/day	12-weeks
changes in body mass index	kg/m2	12-weeks
Changes in physical activity	hours per week	12-weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in total cholesterol levels		12-weeks
Changes in triglycerides levels		12-weeks
Changes in Low Density Protein levels		12-weeks
Changes in High Density Protein levels		12-weeks
Changes in Hemoglobin glycosylated levels		12- weeks
Changes in systolic blood pressure	mmHg	12-weeks
Changes in diastolic blood pressure	mmHg	12-weeks
changes in percentage of body fat		12-weeks
changes in body weight	pounds/kg	12-weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ohio University
• Collaborators: OhioHealth
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD, Ohio University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 19, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 30, 2018
• Study Completion (Anticipated): April 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 13, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 22, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): March 29, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 29, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 22, 2018
• Last Verified: March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: 18-X-35

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

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