Exercise and Nutrition Program in Improving Physical Activity and Dietary Behavior in Non-Active, Overweight, or Obese Latinas

Fuerte y Sanas: Exercise and Nutrition Program in Improving Physical Activity and Dietary Behavior in Non-Active, Overweight, or Obese Latinas

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03028935

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-23

Start date

2016-07-05

Completion date

2018-03-19

Last updated

2018-06-26

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Conditions

Obesity, Overweight

Brief summary

This pilot clinical trial studies how well an evidence-based exercise and nutrition program adapted for Latinas works in improving physical activity and dietary behavior in non-active, overweight, or obese rural Latinas. An exercise and nutrition program may reduce the risk for developing certain cancers, obesity, and chronic health conditions in Latinas who are non-active, overweight, or obese.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Adapt an effective evidence-based exercise and nutrition program to meet the needs of rural Latinas. II. Implement the adapted program in a rural Latina population. III. Evaluate feasibility and potential to improve physical activity and dietary behavior of the adapted program in a rural Latina population. OUTLINE: Phase I: Create a community advisory board to adapt Strong Women Healthy Hearts Program (SWHHP) using feedback on the existing SWHHP from Latinas residing in the community. Phase II: Conduct a small pilot study to assess effectiveness of the adapted program (one group pre-post design, with data collected at three time points). INTERVENTION GROUP: Participants undergo instructor-led exercise and nutrition education classes for 60 minutes each twice a week for 12 weeks.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALExercise Intervention

Undergo instructor-led exercise program

BEHAVIORALNutritional Intervention

Undergo instructor-led nutritional education program

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

40 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Phase I: * Bilingual Latina * Live in the community * Phase II: * Latina * Currently non-active (exercise two days or less per week) * Overweight or obese (body mass index \[BMI\] of 24 or greater)

Exclusion criteria

* A medical condition that precludes moderate-vigorous physical activity as determined by health care provider * Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in weight	Baseline up to post intervention, up to 7 months	Mean and standard deviation will be calculated.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in fitness level as assessed by the 6 minute walk test	Baseline up to post intervention, up to 7 months	The distance walked in 6 minutes will be recorded. Mean and standard deviation will be calculated.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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