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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2025

Design of Black Impact: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Mechanisms Underlying Psychosocial Stress Reduction in a Cardiovascular Health Intervention.

Timiya S Nolan, Amaris Williams, Shannon L Gillespie, Tamar Gur, Daniel Walker, Jennifer A Garner, Jeff Galley, Luiza Reopell, Amani Wilson, Kwame Lartey and 16 more

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06055036 (Black Impact), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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Black Impact: The Mechanisms Underlying Psychosocial Stress Reduction in a Cardiovascular Health Intervention

TypeinterventionalSponsorOhio State UniversityRan2023 to 2027Enrolled340ConditionsCardiometabolic Syndrome, Physical Inactivity, Hypertension, Type 2 DiabetesArmsBlack Impact Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Third Year in Review, Fourth Year in Preview, and the 2025Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Timiya S NolanUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6700-3105
Amaris WilliamsThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0805-8998
Shannon L GillespieThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Tamar GurThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5559-0226
Daniel WalkerThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5434-3162
Jennifer A GarnerUniversity of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9735-294X
Jeff GalleyThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Luiza ReopellThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Amani WilsonThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Kwame LarteyThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Nnanna OjembeThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Aryn HubbardThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Joseph BallasThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.ORCID 0009-0005-9399-6226
Bhavya AppanaThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Emmanuella Aboagye-MensahThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4947-443X
Shabrya SmithThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Madison GriffinThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Songzhu ZhaoThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.
Guy N BrockThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5317-079X
Carrie BakerHealth Impact Ohio Columbus OH USA.
Jenelle HoseusHealth Impact Ohio Columbus OH USA.
Diana BriggsCentral Ohio American Heart Association Columbus OH USA.
John GregoryThe National African American Male Wellness Agency Columbus OH USA.
Mysheika W RobertsColumbus Public Health Columbus OH USA.
Makeda PorterColumbus Public Health Columbus OH USA.
Joshua J JosephThe Ohio State University Columbus OH USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9169-8261

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLower attainment of cardiovascular health (CVH), indicated by lower scores on the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 metrics, is a major contributor to Black men having the shortest life expectancy of any nonindigenous race/sex group. Evidence-based community interventions to improve CVH in Black men are sparse; thus, an academic-community-government-industry partnership was developed to cocreate and test a 24-week CVH intervention for Black men, Black Impact, in line with best practices for community-based participatory research. METHODS AND

resultsThe Black Impact intervention is delivered by health coaches, fitness trainers, and community health workers and emphasizes weekly physical activity, health education, and addressing social needs. Together, academic-community-government-industry partners will conduct a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial among 340 Black men with suboptimal CVH to determine intervention: (1) efficacy on CVH and psychosocial stress; (2) effect on individual and interpersonal outcomes; (3) effect on biological mechanisms responsive to psychosocial stress; and (4) organizational contexts and resources necessary for sustainability of the academic-community-government-industry partnership. An intervention working group of academic-community-government-industry partner representatives will guide implementation and evaluation. Upon trial completion, findings (eg, change in CVH at 24 weeks [primary], change in perceived stress at 24 weeks [coprimary], biological mechanisms, psychosocial process mediators [stress, social and interpersonal processes]) will be disseminated in scientific and lay settings.

conclusionsRobust clinical trials are needed to test novel interventions focused on CVH equity. Black Impact will determine intervention efficacy, evaluate biological and psychosocial mediators of impact, and lay a framework for sustainability and scalability. REGISTRATION: URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/; Unique Identifier: NCT06055036.

Indexed as

Black or African AmericanCardiovascular DiseasesHealth PromotionStress, PsychologicalCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchExerciseHumansMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicWhiteBlack mencardiometabolic healthhealth equityLife's Essential 8

Identifiers

PMID40996070
PMCPMC12684497

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