Namratha R. Kandula|Swapna S. Dave|Peter John D. De Chavez|Himali Bharucha|Yasin Patel|Paola Seguil|Santosh Kumar|David W. Baker|Bonnie Spring|Juned Siddique
Translating a heart disease lifestyle intervention into the community: the South Asian Heart Lifestyle Intervention (SAHELI) study; a randomized control trial
Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Metropolitan Asian Family Services|National Heart Lung and Blood Institute|National Institutes of Health|Northwestern University|Metropolitan Asian Family Services|Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University
south asians asian indians pakistanis second fastest growing ethnic group united states us increased risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ascvd pilot study evaluated culturallysalient communitybased healthy lifestyle intervention reduce ascvd risk among south asians academiccommunity partnership medically underserved south asian immigrants risk ascvd randomized south asian heart lifestyle intervention saheli study intervention group attended 6 interactive group classes focused increasing physical activity healthful diet weight stress management also received followup telephone support calls control group received translated print education materials ascvd healthy behaviors primary outcomes feasibility initial efficacy measured change moderatevigorous physical activity dietary saturated fat intake 3 6months secondary clinical psychosocial outcomes also measured participants n 63 average age 50 sd 8 years 63 female 27 less equal high school education onethird limited english proficient mean bmi 30 kgm2 sd 5 significant differences change physical activity saturated fat intake intervention control group compared control group intervention group showed significant weight loss 15 kg pvalue 004 greater sexadjusted decrease hemoglobin a1c 043 pvalue 001 6 months study retention 100 pilot study suggests culturallysalient communitybased lifestyle intervention feasible engaging medically underserved south asian immigrants effective addressing ascvd risk factors print health education materials nct01647438 date trial registration july 19 2012