Church Implementation of a Social Support Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Older African American Adults

Part of paid clinical trials in Columbia, South Carolina.

Sponsor
University of South Carolina
Study ID
NCT07340099
Status
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Conditions

  • Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Chronic Diseases in Older Adults
  • Healthy Participants

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Walk Your Heart to Health — BEHAVIORAL
    32-week walking intervention delivered by church committees

Study Details

Many effective interventions or programs are never put into practice. This quasi-experimental study will partner with AME churches in two areas of South Carolina to study how an evidence-based program is put into place by the church. The program, Walk Your Heart to Health, will include training in how churches can modify their practices to support physical activity and healthy eating. Over the five-year study, the investgiators will examine factors that predict the success of putting the program into place, things that help and get in the way of putting the program into place, and how the program can be scaled up to reach even more churches. The investigators will also examine the effect of the program (pre- to post-changes) on walking group member outcomes (physical activity and social cohesion). The investigators expect to work with approximately 26 AME churches for this study.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 1, 2026
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Sep 29, 2028
Completion
Sep 29, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Other: Intervention
    Walk Your Heart to Health program

Primary Outcome Measure

Pedometer steps [ Time Frame: baseline, 8 weeks, 32 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of South CarolinaColumbiaSouth Carolina29208
Sara Wilcox, PhD
[email protected]
803-777-8141

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