Healthy Homes/Healthy Families

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01326897

Acronym

HHHF

Enrollment

510

Registered

2011-03-31

Start date

2011-02-28

Completion date

2013-07-31

Last updated

2016-01-12

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Conditions

Chronic Diseases

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to learn how to make homes more supportive of healthy eating and physical activity. As part of the study, participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive materials with information on healthy eating and physical activity. The materials will be mailed 3 times over a 5 month period. The other group will work with a coach to make their homes more supportive of healthy eating and physical activity. Working with a coach involves 3 home visits and 4 coaching telephone calls over a 5 month period. This group will also receive materials by mail 4 different times. All participants will be asked to complete 7 telephone interviews over a 1 year period. Participants will also be asked to wear an accelerometer, a small portable device that tracks movement from physical activity, for 7 days at 2 different points in the study.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALHealthy Homes/Healthy Families

Participants in the intervention group will work with coaches to make their homes more supportive of healthy eating and physical activity. Each intervention participant will receive a tailored home environment profile, and will select from a menu of healthy actions to make changes in their home. The intervention will be delivered over the course of 5 months, with 3 home visits, 4 coaching calls, and 4 support mailings.

BEHAVIORALHealth Education

Study participants in this group will receive health education materials by mail (3 times over the course of 5 months).

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

35 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Female * 35-65 years old * BMI greater than or equal to 25 * Speak English * Must live with at least one other person * Live within 30 miles of 1 of 9 clinics referring patients in the study * Must have no contraindications for physical activity * Must have no contraindications for participating in a medically unsupervised study

Exclusion criteria

* 1 person per household

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Diet & Physical Activity	Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months	Diet and physical activity will be assessed by telephone interviews. Physical activity will also be assessed using accelerometers at baseline and 6 months.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Changes in the home physical and social environment	Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months	A home environment survey will be administered by telephone.
Weight	Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months	Self-report weight will be assessed by telephone interview.

Outcome results

None listed

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