Faith-Based Initiative to Promote Health in Appalachia

Appalachia Community Cancer Network II Centers for Reducing Cancer Disparities: Faith-Based Initiative to Promote Health in Appalachia

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02121691

Enrollment

669

Registered

2014-04-23

Start date

2013-04-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-06-16

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Conditions

Cancer, Obesity

Keywords

Cancer, Obesity, Body Mass Index

Brief summary

The project will target two behavioral causes of obesity: a sedentary lifestyle and an unhealthy diet. The goal is to test a faith-based intervention among men and women who are members of participating Appalachian churches. The primary hypothesis being tested in this project is: The change in body mass index from baseline to one year follow-up in intervention churches will be greater than among comparison churches, such that the differential change will be negative on average.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALWalk by Faith

The Walk by Faith program is aimed at increasing physical activity and improving healthy eating to reduce or maintain healthy BMI among members of the churches.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 or older * Member of the participating church who has attended services at least 4 times in the past 2 months * resident of an Appalachia county * Able bodied (no contraindications to physical activity and no dietary restrictions that are part of a medically prescribed diet for weight loss or formal weight loss program) * Able to read and write in English * Have a BMI indicating that they are overweight (BMI \> or = 25.0, assessed during biometric measurement) * Under 400 pounds (per self-report and confirmed during biometric measurement) * Not planning to move out of the area within the next year * Does not reside in nursing facility or residential home * If female, is not pregnant, breastfeeding or less than 9 months post-partum and does not intend to become pregnant during the study * Able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Does not meet Inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in body mass index from baseline to one year follow-up	Baseline, month 12

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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