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

The Hospitals-Churches Partnership for Health Project: SisterTalk Hartford

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01282749

Enrollment

322

Registered

2011-01-25

Start date

2002-10-31

Completion date

2006-08-31

Last updated

2023-11-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity, Overweight

Keywords

Overweight, Obesity, African American, Women, Translational, Faith based, Community based participatory research

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSisterTalk Hartford

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.

BEHAVIORALAttention control video series

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

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

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)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
weight loss	assessed 4 times over 2 years, in roughly 6 mo intervals	Change in BMI

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026