'Ai Pono Cooking Demonstrations

Part of paid clinical trials in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Sponsor
University of Hawaii
Study ID
NCT06526650
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • 'Ai Pono — OTHER
    "Hands-on Cooking and Cultural Lessons" These lessons will be widely advertised. Each 2-hour presentation will involve hands-on cooking demonstrations and tastings, accompanied by lessons on the cultural significance of featured food items. Demonstrations will link the consumption of vegetables (e.g., sweet potato, breadfruit, kalo) to Native Hawaiian (NH) history and traditional beliefs to help participants rediscover their heritage through the meals they prepare.

Study Details

Native Hawaiians' traditional lifestyles and diets ensured the mutual health and well-being of the land and its inhabitants, which stand in stark contrast to the disproportionately high prevalence of diet-related, cardiometabolic diseases they experience today. In this project, the investigators will adapt and test an evidence-based multilevel intervention entitled PILI 'Āina to improve the self-management of prevalent cardiometabolic diseases and reduce risk factors for developing new diet-related illnesses and implement and evaluate the impact and sustainability of community-wide cooking demonstrations. The objectives of this project are to optimize the effectiveness and sustainability of PILI 'Āina, improve diet quality, cardiometabolic markers, promote traditional Native Hawaiian diets, and improve social cohesion.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 12, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2028
Completion
Aug 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
1,780 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Other: Aim 3: Community Level Intervention
    Aim 3 is community-driven, supports the overall goal of the PILI 'Āina project, allows all members of the community to benefit, and is strongly promoted within the community. The investigators will design and implement 'Ai Pono, a community-level component that can operate in tandem with PILI 'Āina. This component will not be tested in the group-randomized trial. Instead, all 7 communities will implement 'Ai Pono for the full study period.

Primary Outcome Measure

Family Environment [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 4-year ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Kula no na Poe HawaiiHonoluluHawaii96813
Meghan Kenney
[email protected]
8085208997
Kapolei Community Development CoalitionKapoleiHawaii96707
Chantal Keliihoomalu
[email protected]

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