Evaluating a Blood Pressure Reduction and Weight Loss Program in a Low Income, Ethnically Diverse Population (The Be Fit, Be Well [BFBW] Study)

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

365

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2006

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2011

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2011

Conditions
ObesityHypertension
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle Modification Program

"Participants will receive a behavior change prescription and skills training, offered via the Internet or through a combination of tailored print materials and an interactive voice response system, together with support strategies to enhance the intensity of the interpersonal and social-environmental support."

BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care and Reading Materials

"Participants in this group will receive usual medical care provided by their own primary care providers. They will also receive the NHLBI's Aim for a Healthy Weight brochure at the baseline study visit and again at the beginning of Year 2."

Trial Locations (1)

02115

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

lead

Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

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