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Active and Healthy Brotherhood (AHB) for Self-Care

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Gramercy Research Group
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 6 months, 12 months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This study will test ways to improve health behaviors using an intervention that has been specially designed for African-American men. The program, called Active \& Healthy Brotherhood (AHB), will provide information on basic health, and healthy eating, physical activity, stress management, and how to get medical care when needed.The AHB intervention will be compared to a control group that will receive basic health information in videos and brochures.

Eligible Conditions
  • Self-Care
  • Medication Adherence
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diabetes
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Obesity

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 6 months, 12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 6 months, 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change activity behavior (minutes per week in Total physical activity (PA) and light, moderate, vigorous PA).
Change dietary intake (Fruit and vegetable servings, % fat, sodium and fiber intake).
Change help-seeking behaviors (Medication adherence and doctor/ER visits).
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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: Active and Healthy Brotherhood (AHB)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
16-week behavioral intervention
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Usual care.

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Project BrotherhoodUNKNOWN
University of North Carolina, Chapel HillOTHER
1,554 Previous Clinical Trials
4,292,796 Total Patients Enrolled
Vanderbilt UniversityOTHER
710 Previous Clinical Trials
6,142,970 Total Patients Enrolled
~31 spots leftby Nov 2025