Health, Environment and Action in Louisville (HEAL) Green Heart Louisville Project
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age30-70
SponsorUniversity of Louisville
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to examine how the environment and neighborhood characteristics affects the health of the area residents. The study will help determine how changing neighborhood characteristics, such as green space, affect heart health, risk factors for other diseases, sense of well- being or neighborhood cohesion.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
30-70 years of age.
Live within the targeted study location
Disqualifiers
Unwilling or unable to provide consent.
HIV/AIDS, active treatment for cancer, active bleeding including wounds.
Body weight less than 100 pounds or BMI>40.
Prisoners and other vulnerable populations.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Greenness as a therapeutic intervention
Other interventionGreenness to be used as a therapeutic intervention
Treatment groups
835 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Targeted neighborhoods for GreennessExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control GroupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Pulse Wave Analysis. Assess change from baseline arterial stiffness measurement and 2 year followup.
Augmentation index-percent
Time frame
Baseline and 2 year followupSecondary outcomes
1
Cardiovascular Measurements. Change from Baseline Systolic and Diastolic pressures at baseline and 2 year followup.
Blood pressure mm Hg
Time frame
Baseline and 2 year followup2
Physical Exam
Body weight-pounds
Time frame
Baseline and 2 year followup3
Body lean mass
Body lean mass to be measured in pounds
Time frame
Baseline and 2 year followup4
Body fat
Body fat to be measured in percentage
Time frame
Baseline and 2 year followupSponsors and contacts
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University of Louisville
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Collaborator
The Nature Conservancy
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov