Lifestyle Education and Nutrition Demonstration

Chronic Disease Clinical Trial

— BLENDS  

Official title:

Blending Lifestyle Education and Nutrition Demonstration for Seniors in the Warrensville Heights Community

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03095768
• Other study ID #: 17-046
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 13, 2017
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: The Cleveland Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The Center for Lifestyle Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute has a proven track record of engaging patients in healthy living and eating through education, live cooking demonstrations / hands-on cooking classes, exercise and stress management programs.

As a result of the Community Health Needs Assessment, we are collaborating with Cleveland Clinic Community Outreach and 12th District Representative, John E. Barnes, Jr., to extend our expertise to the community of Warrensville Heights, Ohio.

Description:

The City of Warrensville Heights and The Cleveland Clinic are combining efforts to address the paucity of fresh and nutritious foods accessible to seniors in the Warrensville Heights community through a new program at the city's Civic and Senior Center. This program will combine healthy lifestyle education with nutrition demonstration using recipes that can be prepared in a blender. These recipes have been designed to be simple, delicious and easy to eat, and include smoothies, soups and even a few desserts! Our ultimate goal is to use both education and demonstration to promote a mindset change regarding community members' abilities to eat healthy.

The population in the Warrensville Heights community is aging, and there is a high prevalence of chronic diseases including hypertension, diabetes, obesity and kidney disease. A recent Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) identified engagement and participation in the promotion and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle as a major area for improvement. Currently there is very limited access to healthy foods in the immediate community of Warrensville Heights, and in many cases, the transportation costs required for residents to access those healthy foods is often financially unfeasible. It is clear from this CHNA that both access to and education about healthy food options is sorely needed in this community.

The Center for Lifestyle Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute has a proven track record of engaging patients in healthy living and eating through education, live cooking demonstrations / hands-on cooking classes, exercise and stress management programs. In response to the CHNA and in collaboration with 12th District Representative, John E. Barnes, Jr., the BLENDS study will extend our expertise to the Warrensville Heights community.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 37
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: June 15, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 55 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adults 55 years of age or older living in the neighborhoods of Warrensville Heights

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Food allergies

2. Celiac or non-Celiac gluten intolerance

3. Travel plans that do not permit full participation in the intervention

4. Recent unexplained weight loss (10 pounds or more in past 3 months)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Disease

Intervention

Other:
• Lifestyle Education and Cooking Demonstration
Participants will receive an interactive cooking demonstration as well as healthy lifestyle education

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Warrensville Heights Senior Center	Warrensville Heights	Ohio

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Cleveland Clinic	City of Warrensville Heights, Ohio Department of Aging

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Behavior Change from Baseline to 2 Months	Food Frequency Surveys	2 months
Secondary	Change from Baseline BMI at 2 Months	Body Mass Index (kg/m^2)	2 months
Secondary	Change from Baseline Waist Circumference at 2 Months	Waist Circumference (cm)	2 months
Secondary	Change from Baseline Blood Pressure at 2 Months	Blood Pressure (mmHg)	2 months
Secondary	Change from Baseline Glucose at 2 Months	Point-of-care Glucose (mg/dL)	2 months
Secondary	Change from Baseline Cholesterol at 2 Months	Point-of-care Cholesterol (mmol/L)	2 months
Secondary	Change in Quality of Life from Baseline to 2 Months	SF-36 Survey	2 months
Secondary	Program Evaluation Survey	Investigator-created Survey	2 months