Understanding and Addressing Risks of Low Socioeconomic Status and Diabetes for Heart Failure
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age30-70
SponsorJohns Hopkins University
About this trial
This study aims to determine whether a 6-month multilevel intervention involving problem-solving training, exercise training and support from community health workers is more effective in improving outcomes for individuals with low socioeconomic status, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and early cardiac dysfunction than receiving education and access to a community exercise facility.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adults from Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) who live in Baltimore City and adults from Johns Hopkins Community Physicians (JHCP) Hagerstown or Family Healthcare of Hagerstown who live in Washington County
Low socioeconomic status (SES) by high Area Deprivation Index (ADI) [>75th percentile for the state of Maryland] plus low income)
Type 2 diabetes
Obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m²)
Disqualifiers
Age < 30 or >70 years
Prevalent heart failure
Uncontrolled glycemia (blood glucose <60 mg/d or ≥ 300 mg/dl or most recent hemoglobin A1c ≥11%)
Uncontrolled blood pressure (Systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥160 or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥100 mm Hg, either on or off medications)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Community Champions
- Homegrown Heroes
Treatment groups
210 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Johns Hopkins University
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov