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- Clinical Trial NCT04526145
OUR Stress/ Emotion Management for Black/African American Women With Hypertension (OUR-Project)
June 9, 2023 updated by: Kathy D. Wright, Ohio State University
Operating Under Resilience (OUR) Project: Stress and Emotion Management for Black/African American Women With Hypertension In a Covid--19 Social Distancing Society
Covid-19 is an additional stressor Black women have to deal with that may interfere with hypertension self-care management.
Social connectedness is a source of resilience for Black women to promote mental and physical health.
Unfortunately, in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing is a challenge further isolating Black women from their networks.
How is social connectedness to manage stress and emotional well-being in a social-distancing society for Black women with hypertension?
The research team proposed a synchronous web-based version of Enhanced Co-Created Health Education InterventioN (eCo-CHIN) that build the success and best practices derived from the original intervention.
A Covid-19 session will be included as a way of helping Black women to maintain resilience and self-care during stressful times.
The eCo-CHIN intervention is innovative and timely because the research team are using a synchronous platform preparing Black women on how to deal with Covid-19 while taking care of self.
The primary investigator for this pilot study (Dr.
Wright) is a Black Early Stage Investigator and former KL2 (career development) awardee.
The interdisciplinary research team has the expertise and resources to deliver this Enhanced Co-CHIN intervention.
Study Overview
Status
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The rationale for the study is that the adherence to healthy self-care behaviors reduces poor nutrition, altered sleep, sedentary behavior, psychosocial stress, and emotional dysregulation, thereby reducing negative impacts on the brain, since all these factors contribute to neural inflammation and increased BP.
Health-promoting self-care behaviors have the known short-term effect of enhanced cognitive function (processing speed, attention, and executive function) through the use of The Repeatable Neuropsychiatric Battery (RBANS) which is also an innovative component of OUR Project.
Thirty middle-aged Black women (45-65 years old) with a self-reported diagnosis of hypertension will be enrolled.
The development of this group-delivered intervention will be an iterative process, and the research team will use this pilot data to submit an R21 for a 12-week intervention through the National Institutes on Aging.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
30
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
- The Ohio State University
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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
45 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- English speaking,
- self-identification as Black/African America
- diagnosis of hypertension (treated with medications and or lifestyle management)
- female sex
- access to a smart phone or a computer capable of connecting to the Internet
Exclusion Criteria:
- no access to computer with internet Smart phone
- diagnosis of resistant hypertension defined as blood pressure that remains above goal despite concurrent use of three antihypertensive agents of different classes, one of which should be a diuretic/water pill.
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
- Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Stress and emotion Management for Black/African Americ
Four weekly sessions delivered in a group format via Zoom teleconference.
The following topics are listed in the workbook: Planning Your Information Diet; My Spheres of Influence Worksheet; Practical Wisdom for Tolerating Uncertainty; Reducing Anxiety With Thought Challenging; Reducing Anxiety Through Distraction Activities; Starting a Planning Practice; Starting a Daily Gratitude Practice; Starting a Daily Breathing Practice; Improving the Quality of Your Social Connections; Developing a Regular Exercise Routine; and Creating Your Stress-Resilience Action Plan.
Each session will begin with a 15-30 minute check in on what went well, challenges, and Coronavirus Anxiety workbook.
The Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook topics are complementary and the sessions will tie together the themes of comprehensive stress and emotional management through blood pressure knowledge/self-monitoring, diet, interpersonal communication skills building, and sleep hygiene.
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Group intervention led by a nurse and dietitian to address stress, emotion management and healthy lifestyle for African American women with hypertension.
The weekly sessions will include:how to manage stress during Covid-19, taking blood pressure, interpersonal relationships skills, mindful awareness, restful sleep, physical activity, and healthy eating.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Determine the feasibility of a synchronous web-based health education program, of OUR project.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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Weekly participant attendance will be recorded as date, month and year.
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4 weeks
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Determine the acceptability of a synchronous web-based health education program, of OUR project.
Time Frame: 1 month
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Investigator generated open-ended questions.
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1 month
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Change from baseline at 3 months weight.
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 months
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Weight measured in pounds.
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Baseline to 3 months
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Change from baseline at 3 months waist circumference.
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 months
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Waist circumference measured in inches.
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Baseline to 3 months
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Change from baseline at 3 months blood pressure.
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 months
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Self-blood pressure collection using an automatic home blood pressure monitor systolic and diastolic in mmHg
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Baseline to 3 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change from baseline stress at 3 months.
Time Frame: baseline to 3 months
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Perceived Stress Scale is a 10-item Likert scale questionnaire regarding stress over the past month with higher scores indicating higher levels of stress.
Ranges 0-30.
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baseline to 3 months
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Change from baseline emotional regulation at 3 months.
Time Frame: baseline to 3 months
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Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.
This measure has 18 items, each measured on a 5-point rating scale.
One total score will calculated by summing the individual item responses.
Higher scores represent greater perceived difficulties in emotion regulation capabilities.
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baseline to 3 months
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Change from baseline dietary approaches to stop hypertension knowledge at 3 months.
Time Frame: baseline to 3 months
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Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Questionnaire (DASH-Q).
The DASH Q had 15 items eliciting responses regarding the consumption of DASH diet foods (e.g., fruits, nuts, and vegetables) in the past seven days.
Higher score indicates greater DASH knowledge.
Range 0-105.
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baseline to 3 months
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Change from baseline resilience at 3 months.
Time Frame: baseline to 3 months
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The Brief Resilience Scale contains 5 questions on a Likert type scale assessing the ability to "bounce back" from stressors.
Scores will be summed and higher scores indicate higher resilience.
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baseline to 3 months
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Describe participant experience and health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Time Frame: Baseline
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All of Us Program COVID-19 COPE Survey contains items that are not scored on a summary scale, that include social distancing experiences, COVID-19 related symptoms, and COVID-19 related treatment.
Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize participant's experiences.
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Baseline
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Explore the feasibility of collecting cognitive performance data (processing speed, attention, and executive function) via teleconference.
Time Frame: baseline and 3 months
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The Repeatable Neuropsychiatric Battery (RBANS) will be collected.
The RBANS consists of 12 subtests that assess cognitive domains such as Immediate and Delayed Memory, Language, Attention, and Visuospatial/Construction and takes about 30 minutes to administer.
A total RBANS sum of index scores will be computed by age.
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baseline and 3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Kathy D Wright, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor
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)
May 1, 2021
Primary Completion (Estimated)
March 30, 2024
Study Completion (Estimated)
May 1, 2024
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
August 10, 2020
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 20, 2020
First Posted (Actual)
August 25, 2020
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
June 13, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
June 9, 2023
Last Verified
June 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2020B0182
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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