Sugar Champ: Pilot Social Network Intervention to Reduce Intake of Sugary Drinks
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Obesity Weight Loss, Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases, Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 80 |
| Updated: | 12/8/2017 |
| Start Date: | January 15, 2017 |
| End Date: | November 20, 2017 |
The 1.2 million households living in public housing are disproportionately affected by
obesity, where prevalence is estimated at 50%. An ecologic framework hypothesizes that this
disparity is related, in part, to social and environmental factors within these neighborhoods
that influence residents' lifestyles. Social networks and the built environment may work
together to promote or inhibit lifestyle behaviors; however, combined social network-built
environment interventions have not previously targeted changes in diet. Investigators
hypothesize that an intervention that combines a social network approach with strategies that
address public housing residents' challenges related to the built environment will improve
dietary habits. The investigators' overall aim is to develop a combined social network-built
environment intervention to reduce intake of beverages high in added sugars and to pilot test
the intervention among residents of public housing developments in Baltimore, MD. The
investigators' aim for this work is: 1) To develop a combined social network-built
environment intervention to reduce intake of beverages high in added sugars and to pilot test
the intervention among residents of public housing developments in Baltimore, MD.
Investigators hypothesize that a social network intervention will be feasible and acceptable
in promoting healthy lifestyle change, and that this intervention will alter lifestyle
behaviors among public housing residents.
obesity, where prevalence is estimated at 50%. An ecologic framework hypothesizes that this
disparity is related, in part, to social and environmental factors within these neighborhoods
that influence residents' lifestyles. Social networks and the built environment may work
together to promote or inhibit lifestyle behaviors; however, combined social network-built
environment interventions have not previously targeted changes in diet. Investigators
hypothesize that an intervention that combines a social network approach with strategies that
address public housing residents' challenges related to the built environment will improve
dietary habits. The investigators' overall aim is to develop a combined social network-built
environment intervention to reduce intake of beverages high in added sugars and to pilot test
the intervention among residents of public housing developments in Baltimore, MD. The
investigators' aim for this work is: 1) To develop a combined social network-built
environment intervention to reduce intake of beverages high in added sugars and to pilot test
the intervention among residents of public housing developments in Baltimore, MD.
Investigators hypothesize that a social network intervention will be feasible and acceptable
in promoting healthy lifestyle change, and that this intervention will alter lifestyle
behaviors among public housing residents.
Investigators will conduct a 6-month non-randomized trial of the social network intervention
described below. This will be a single arm trial in which investigators compare the outcomes
of interest pre- and post- intervention. Investigators will adapt an HIV risk reduction
social network intervention to create a new social network intervention targeting reduction
in intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The investigators' primary outcomes will be to
test the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention and its components as well as
estimate the likely effect of the intervention.
In the intervention, individuals will be recruited and trained to be "Peer Educators" who
will participate in group sessions and then communicate this information with members of
their social network ("Sidekick") and work to make changes to reduce intake of added sugars
together. Given the frequent intake of SSB in this population, the intervention will focus on
reducing added sugar intake through the reduced consumption of SSB. Peer Educators will
participate in 6 core group sessions over a 6-week period as well as 3 additional booster
sessions after completing the core curriculum. All sessions will be delivered by a
facilitator and assistant facilitator using a guide. All groups will be held in a room in
each public housing development's administrative building.
described below. This will be a single arm trial in which investigators compare the outcomes
of interest pre- and post- intervention. Investigators will adapt an HIV risk reduction
social network intervention to create a new social network intervention targeting reduction
in intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The investigators' primary outcomes will be to
test the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention and its components as well as
estimate the likely effect of the intervention.
In the intervention, individuals will be recruited and trained to be "Peer Educators" who
will participate in group sessions and then communicate this information with members of
their social network ("Sidekick") and work to make changes to reduce intake of added sugars
together. Given the frequent intake of SSB in this population, the intervention will focus on
reducing added sugar intake through the reduced consumption of SSB. Peer Educators will
participate in 6 core group sessions over a 6-week period as well as 3 additional booster
sessions after completing the core curriculum. All sessions will be delivered by a
facilitator and assistant facilitator using a guide. All groups will be held in a room in
each public housing development's administrative building.
Inclusion Criteria:
- At least 18 years old
- BMI≥25 kg/m2
- Must consume sugar-sweetened beverages at least twice daily
- "Peer Educators" must identify one high-risk alter in the social network to enroll as
"Sidekick"
- Resides in select public housing developments in Baltimore, MD
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any underlying medical conditions that could seriously reduce their life expectancy,
their ability to participate in the trial, or for which lifestyle change may be
contraindicated and/or require medical supervision by a physician such as
medication-dependent diabetes mellitus, cancer, lung disease requiring supplemental
oxygen, dementia, angina, or diagnosis in the last 12 months of myocardial infarction,
transient ischemic attack or stroke
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
We found this trial at
1
site
733 North Broadway
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
(410) 955-3182
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is...
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