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Behavioural Intervention

Green Environment for Community Health Improvement (HEAL Trial)

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Rachel Keith, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Louisville

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

30-70 years of age

Be older than 18 years old

Must not have

HIV/AIDS, active treatment for cancer, active bleeding including wounds

Body weight less than 100 pounds or BMI>40

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline and 2 year followup

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will study how the environment and neighborhood characteristics affects the health of the area residents.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals aged 30-70 living in a specific study area, who are not prisoners or part of other vulnerable groups. Participants must be able to consent and should not have HIV/AIDS, active cancer treatment, active bleeding issues, weigh less than 100 pounds or have a BMI over 40.

What is being tested?

The study investigates the impact of neighborhood green spaces on heart health and well-being. It aims to understand how environmental changes like increased greenery can influence cardiovascular disease risk and metabolic health.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves environmental changes rather than medical treatments, traditional side effects are not expected. However, there may be indirect effects on lifestyle or well-being due to alterations in neighborhood characteristics.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am between 30 and 70 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I do not have HIV/AIDS, am not currently being treated for cancer, and do not have any active bleeding or wounds.

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I weigh less than 100 pounds or my BMI is over 40.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline and 2 year followup

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline and 2 year followup

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 2 year followup for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Cardiovascular Measurements. Change from Baseline Systolic and Diastolic pressures at baseline and 2 year followup.

Secondary study objectives

Body fat

Body lean mass

Bucchal swab

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Targeted neighborhoods for GreennessExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Using greenness as a therapeutic intervention, we will plant shrubs, grasses, young and mature trees (40-50 ft in height), so that we can evaluate changes in health and pollution, 2 years after planting.

Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

No intervention

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