Contemporary clinical trials
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Contemp Clin Trials · Jul 2019
Strong Hearts for New York: A multilevel community-based randomized cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention for rural women.
Rural midlife and older women have high rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and lower access to healthy living resources. The Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC) intervention, tailored to the needs of rural women, demonstrated effectiveness on many outcomes. The purpose of the Strong Hearts for New York (SHNY) study is to evaluate the efficacy of an enhanced version of the curriculum (SHHC-2.0). ⋯ The aims of this study are to evaluate the efficacy of the enhanced SHHC-2.0 program for participants, changes among participants' social networks, and the difference in outcomes when participants are and are not provided with technological tools (Fitbit and body composition scale).
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Contemp Clin Trials · Jul 2019
Study protocol for targeted interventions to prevent chronic low back pain in high-risk patients: A multi-site pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial (TARGET Trial).
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent and potentially disabling conditions for which people seek health care. Patients, providers, and payers agree that greater effort is needed to prevent acute LBP from transitioning to chronic LBP. ⋯ The TARGET pragmatic trial aims to establish the effectiveness of the stratified approach to acute LBP intervention targeting high-risk patients with GBC and PIPT.