Tu Salud Si Cuenta Media Campaign
TSSC
Evaluation of a Media Campaign: Tu Salud Si Cuenta
2 other identifiers
interventional
3,100
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The Tu Salud, Si Cuenta (TSSC) media campaign uses behavioral journalism, community outreach and environmental changes to promote physical activity and nutritional changes among disadvantaged Mexican-Americans living along the U.S./Mexico border. This intervention posits that increased physical activity and increased fruit and vegetable consumption with smaller portion sizes will result in a decrease in obesity prevalence and diabetes incidence in this population.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable obesity
Started Feb 2003
Longer than P75 for not_applicable obesity
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 10, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 11, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2013
CompletedMay 9, 2013
May 1, 2013
10.3 years
November 10, 2008
May 7, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Physical Activity
baseline, yr. 3, post-intervention
Fruit and Vegetable Intake
baseline, yr. 3, post-intervention
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Waist circumference
baseline, yr. 3, post-intervention
Hip circumference
baseline, yr. 3, post-intervention
Confirmed Awareness: Confirmation of recognition of messages
baseline, third year, post-intervention
Study Arms (2)
1
EXPERIMENTALThis study arm is located in Brownsville, Texas. This community is exposed to the TSSC media messages as well as may be visited by the lay health workers and see the built environment changes
2
NO INTERVENTIONThe control group is located in Laredo. This community is not exposed to the TSSC messages nor does the campaign work to actively change the built environment or use lay health workers to share physical activity and nutrition information.
Interventions
The intervention community is exposed to the media messages of the TSSC campaign. Residents of this community also receive the lay health worker visits as well as benefit from the positive built environment changes.
We will enroll up to 200 weight-loss challenge participants to receive text messages on personal mobile phones throughout the challenge. Consent and enrollment in the trial will take place at registration for the weight-loss community challenge in the language of their choice. Recruited participants will be randomly assigned to a group after consenting to the study and the timing and content of text messages will vary according to group assignment (Groups A - D). Group A will receive weekly reminders for upcoming weigh-in events. Group B will receive the same weekly reminders but will also receive one-way messages every two weeks providing the participant motivational messages/topics and weight loss health tips. Group C will receive the same text messages as Group B but will also receive weekly prompts to self-monitor weight status. Group D will receive the same text messages as Group C plus daily prompts that will act as a guide for the participant to monitor behavior changes.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- To be included in the evaluation survey study the participants must be living in Cameron park or Laredo TX at the time of the study, Hispanic men or women aged 20 - 75. The participants must speak Spanish.
- To be included in the Randomized Behavioral Intervention, the participants must be participants in the weight-loss challenge and 18 years or older.
You may not qualify if:
- Participants who will be excluded from the evaluation survey study include those who are not Hispanic, not living in Cameron Park or Laredo TX, unable to speak Spanish and are either older than 55 or younger than 20.
- Participants excluded from the Randomized Behavioral Intervention are those younger than 18 and not participants of the weight loss challenge.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Brownsville Regional Campus
Brownsville, Texas, 78521, United States
Related Publications (2)
Reininger BM, Barroso CS, Mitchell-Bennett L, Cantu E, Fernandez ME, Gonzalez DA, Chavez M, Freeberg D, McAlister A. Process evaluation and participatory methods in an obesity-prevention media campaign for Mexican Americans. Health Promot Pract. 2010 May;11(3):347-57. doi: 10.1177/1524839908321486. Epub 2009 Jan 8.
PMID: 19131541RESULTHeredia NI, Lee M, Reininger BM. Exposure to a community-wide campaign is associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior among Hispanic adults on the Texas-Mexico border. BMC Public Health. 2017 Nov 16;17(1):883. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4893-4.
PMID: 29145821DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Belinda M Reininger, DrPH
University of Texas Houston Health Science Center
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kevin Hwang, MD
University of Texas Medical School
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor, Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 10, 2008
First Posted
November 11, 2008
Study Start
February 1, 2003
Primary Completion
May 1, 2013
Study Completion
May 1, 2013
Last Updated
May 9, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-05