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NCT Number: NCT02513407

Eat, Move, Live Intervention in Reducing Chronic Disease Risk in Medically Vulnerable Communities

This randomized pilot research trial studies how well Eat, Move, Live (EML) works in reducing chronic disease risk in medically vulnerable communities. Obesity, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity are linked to increased cancer risk, especially hormone-related cancer (example, breast cancer). Improving healthy lifestyle practices, namely increasing physical activity and encouraging healthy eating behaviors may reduce the risk of getting cancer and chronic disease.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Subject

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

City of Hope Medical Center

Duarte, California, 91010, United States

About this study

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Level of exercise.

II. Reduction in barriers to exercise.

III. Level of self-reported 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables consumption.

IV. Reduction in barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption.

V. Improvement in biologic/metabolic markers such as hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and body weight.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Participants complete an assessment on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors at baseline and attend 2 weekday sessions comprised of interactive education segment that is culturally responsive, and based on the community EML program, and topics including: nutrition guideline, nutrition label reading, comparison shopping/grocery store tour, recipe modification and healthy food preparation, eating healthy on a budget, and making healthy choices outside the home (e.g., restaurants) and physical activity over 1 hour led by Certified Health Educator (CHE), a physical activity conducted by Duarte Fitness Centers instructors over 30 minutes, and cooking/taste test demonstration co-led by the CHE and local chef over 30 minutes over 12 weeks. Participants are also prescribed and encouraged to participate in 3 days a week exercise classes (for > 30 minutes) including salsa, Zumba and other aerobic exercises that are provided at Duarte Fitness Center.

GROUP II: Participants receive a fitness tracker to track their physical activity and be wait listed to receive the intervention during month 10-12.

After completion of study, participants are followed up immediately and at 3 months.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Mothers/female guardians of elementary aged students
  • Self identify as Latina
  • Not adherent to the standard for > five servings of fruits and vegetable and 150 minutes of physical activity

Exclusion criteria

  • Not a parent of elementary aged student in Duarte Unified School District (DUSD)
  • Does not self-identify as Latina
  • Does not speak/read/write/understand English/Spanish - Diagnosed with diabetes
  • Consumes 5+ servings of fruits and vegetables and is active for at least 30 minutes 5+ days per week
  • Has a condition or psychological difficulties that affects day-to-day activities
  • Has physical limitations and cannot participate in physical activity

Treatment and study plan

behavioral dietary intervention

Behavioral

Attend healthy nutritional education session

Educational Intervention

Other

Attend EML educational session

Other names: Education for Intervention, Intervention, Educational

Exercise Intervention

Behavioral

Attend exercise educational session

laboratory biomarker analysis

Other

Correlative studies

Questionnaire Administration

Other

Ancillary studies

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in plasma glucose level measured using point of care glucometer OneTouch Ultra® 2

    Time frame: Baseline to up to 3 months

    Will convert plasma glucose into binary outcome variables and evaluate the effect on intervention on these outcomes controlled for significant confounders (age, income, and education will be evaluated for confounding in the logistic regression model). Chi-square goodness of fit tests will compare percent reduction in weight between the control and intervention groups. Chi square tests will be used to determine whether participants reduced weight by 3%. Repeated ANCOVA will be used. Outcome variables will be dichotomized to fit a logistic regression modeling procedures.

  2. Changes in hemoglobin A1c level measured using a point of care device A1CNow®

    Time frame: Baseline to up to 3 months

    Will convert hemoglobin A1c into binary outcome variables and evaluate the effect on intervention on these outcomes controlled for significant confounders (age, income, and education will be evaluated for confounding in the logistic regression model). Chi-square goodness of fit tests will compare percent reduction in weight between the control and intervention groups. Chi square tests will be used to determine whether participants reduced weight by 3%. Repeated ANCOVA will be used. Outcome variables will be dichotomized to fit a logistic regression modeling procedures.

  3. Changes in level of self reported 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables using self evaluation and the daily food diary

    Time frame: Baseline to up to 3 months

    Chi-square test and Logistic regression analysis will be used to determine whether the intervention significantly motivated participants to consume 7-8 servings of fruits/vegetables per day, adjusting for significant confounders (e.g., age, baseline BMI). Additionally, the Cochran Q test will be used to evaluate changes on barriers to fruit/vegetable consumption at the baseline and follow-up time points.

  4. Changes in reduction in barriers to exercise using self-report evaluation based on historical EML program using Likert-type scale items

    Time frame: Baseline to up to 3 months

    Compliance to exercise at baseline and follow-up will be assessed using Logistic regression analysis. Additionally, the Cochran Q test will be used to evaluate changes on barriers to exercise at the baseline and follow-up time points.

  5. Changes in self-reports of activity tracker readings

    Time frame: Up to 3 months

    Will compare baseline and follow-up exercise levels between the intervention and control groups in an independent t-tests, and compare the pre- to post-intervention change in activity tracker readings between groups with repeated measure analysis of covariance with age and baseline body mass index (BMI) as confounders.

  6. Reduction in barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption using self-evaluation based on historical EML program using Likert-type scale

    Time frame: Baseline to up to 3 months

    Cochran Q test will be used to assess participants' barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption at different follow up period.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

City of Hope Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Reducing Cancer and Chronic Disease Risk in Medically Vulnerable Communities: A Feasibility Study Measuring Behavioral and Biological Outcomes of the Eat Move Live Intervention

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jul 31, 2015
Registry last updated
Aug 7, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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