NUYou:mHealth Intervention to Preserve and Promote Ideal Cardiovascular Health
| Status: | Enrolling by invitation |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 17 - 26 |
| Updated: | 4/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | May 2015 |
| End Date: | February 28, 2019 |
American Heart Association Strategically Focused Research Network: mHealth Intervention to Preserve and Promote Ideal Cardiovascular Health
The purpose of the study is to investigate the preservation or promotion of health in
students during the college years.
students during the college years.
Freshman college students at Northwestern University will be cluster randomized to two groups
based on their dorm. The intervention for one group will target smoking, physical activity,
BMI and consumption of fruits and vegetables. The intervention in the second group will
target traveling behavior, sexual risk behaviors, sunscreen use and hydration. Baseline
health and lifestyle measures will be assessed for each participant prior to intervention.
Health assessments will measure height, weight, fasting glucose, total cholesterol and carbon
monoxide. The lifestyle measure will ask questions about physical activity, diet, alcohol and
tobacco use, safe sex practices, driving habits, and sunscreen use. These same measures will
be repeated during the fall of the students' sophomore and junior years.
Participants will be given a mobile application and encouraged to track some behaviors. In
addition, participants will be asked to answer weekly questions regarding health behaviors.
based on their dorm. The intervention for one group will target smoking, physical activity,
BMI and consumption of fruits and vegetables. The intervention in the second group will
target traveling behavior, sexual risk behaviors, sunscreen use and hydration. Baseline
health and lifestyle measures will be assessed for each participant prior to intervention.
Health assessments will measure height, weight, fasting glucose, total cholesterol and carbon
monoxide. The lifestyle measure will ask questions about physical activity, diet, alcohol and
tobacco use, safe sex practices, driving habits, and sunscreen use. These same measures will
be repeated during the fall of the students' sophomore and junior years.
Participants will be given a mobile application and encouraged to track some behaviors. In
addition, participants will be asked to answer weekly questions regarding health behaviors.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Freshman at Northwestern University in the fall of 2015
- Live on campus
- Read, write and speak English
- Own an Iphone or Android smart phone
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or trying to become pregnant
- Established cardiovascular disease
- Unstable psychiatric or medical condition
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