Effectiveness of SisterTalk Hartford for Weight Loss Among African-American Women

UConn Health322 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the SisterTalk Hartford study was to assess whether a theoretically- and scientifically-based, culturally acceptable weight loss program could be effectively translated into a faith-based program and subsequently delivered in the church to help African-American women lose weight.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

322

Conditions

Overweight Obesity

Interventions

SisterTalk HartfordBEHAVIORAL

12-week group support and film-based healthy lifestyle education program, including information on healthy nutrition and food preparation, increasing activity and exercise, healthy lifestyle behavior modification, and supportive spiritual materials.

Attention control video seriesBEHAVIORAL

Participants received general film series on healthy lifestyles while waiting to participate in the experimental arm.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI of at least 25.0 * self-identifies as Black or African-American * able to do mild physical activity such as walking or chair exercises Exclusion Criteria: * has insulin dependent diabetes * is pregnant, nursing, or had a baby in the past 4 months * has ever been treated for an eating disorder (e.g. anorexia nervosa, bulimia) * had a heart attack in the past 2 years requiring hospitalization * has ever had a stroke * has congestive heart failure * has uncontrolled hypertension * currently participating in another study * is on a doctor-prescribed diet that cannot be changed (e.g. very low protein diet for a person in liver failure)

Locations (1)

University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

weight loss

Change in BMI

Time frame: assessed 4 times over 2 years, in roughly 6 mo intervals

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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