Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2013
The South Asian Heart Lifestyle Intervention (SAHELI) study to improve cardiovascular risk factors in a community setting: design and methods.
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- Pooled it
- Diet and physical activity interventions to prevent or treat obesity in South Asian children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Pooled it
- Characteristics of randomized controlled trials of yoga: a bibliometric analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Community-Based Culturally Tailored Lifestyle Intervention for Underserved South Asians.Health promotion practice · 2016Trial
- Translating a heart disease lifestyle intervention into the community: the South Asian Heart Lifestyle Intervention (SAHELI) study; a randomized control trial.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- South Asians and cardiometabolic health: A framework for comprehensive care for the individual, community, and population - An American society for preventive cardiology clinical practice statement.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- A mixed-methods, theory-driven assessment of the sustainability of a multi-sectoral preventive intervention for South Asian Americans at risk for cardiovascular disease.Implementation science communications · 2024Article
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease in the Pakistani American Population.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2024Review
- Impact of a lifestyle intervention program on cardio-metabolic parameters among obese adults: A comparative population-based study in West Bengal, India.Journal of medicine and life · 2023Article
- Identification and Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in South Asian Populations in the U.S.JACC. Advances · 2023Article
- Barriers to Follow Up Care in the South Asian Immigrant Population at High Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome at Elmhurst Hospital Center.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Determinants of Sufficient Physical Activity Levels.Kansas journal of medicine · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of a Cultural Stroke Prevention Program in the United States-South Asian Health Awareness About Stroke (SAHAS).Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
- Taxi drivers and modifiable health behaviors: Is stress associated?Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Cardiovascular Disease & Cancer Risk Among South Asians: Impact of Sociocultural Influences on Lifestyle and Behavior.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Review
- Clustering of four major lifestyle risk factors among Korean adults with metabolic syndrome.PloS one · 2017Article
- An Exercise Intervention for South Asian Mothers with Risk Factors for Diabetes.Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · 2016Article
- Knowledge of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors among a Community Sample in Oman: Pilot study.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2016Article
- Engaging South Asian women with type 2 diabetes in a culturally relevant exercise intervention: a randomized controlled trial.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2015Article
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Abstract
Disseminating and implementing evidence-based, cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention lifestyle interventions in community settings and in ethnic minority populations is a challenge. We describe the design and methods for the South Asian Heart Lifestyle Intervention (SAHELI) study, a pilot study designed to determine the feasibility and initial efficacy of a culturally-targeted, community-based lifestyle intervention to improve physical activity and diet behaviors among medically underserved South Asians (SAs). Participants with at least one CVD risk factor will be randomized to either a lifestyle intervention or a control group. Participants in both groups will be screened in a community setting and receive a primary care referral after randomization. Intervention participants will receive 6weeks of group classes, followed by 12weeks of individual telephone support where they will be encouraged to initiate and maintain a healthy lifestyle goal. Control participants will receive their screening results and monthly mailings on CVD prevention. Primary outcomes will be changes in moderate/vigorous physical activity and saturated fat intake between baseline, 3-, and 6-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes will be changes in weight, clinical risk factors, primary care visits, self-efficacy, and social support. This study will be one of the first to pilot-test a lifestyle intervention for SAs, one of the fastest growing racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. and one with disparate CVD risk. Results of this pilot study will provide preliminary data about the efficacy of a lifestyle intervention on CVD risk in SAs and inform community-engaged CVD prevention efforts in an increasingly diverse U.S. population.
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