Evaluating the Fade to Fitness Program: A Barbershop-based Program for Black Men

NCT06262334 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: Pro00133917K23MD016123
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Fade to Fitness Program is a targeted intervention designed to improve the holistic health and quality of life among Black men. This comprehensive initiative focuses on four key health behaviors: Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, Stress Management, and Depression Management. It is grounded in psychological and social theories like Self-Determination Theory, Motivational Interviewing, and Social Cognitive Theory. The program emphasizes the importance of making informed choices, feeling competent and connected, and learning through observation and modeling. Facilitators play a pivotal role, leading group discussions, providing support, and fostering an inclusive atmosphere. The program is structured into weekly sessions that tackle each health behavior, interspersed with off weeks; for community engagement, especially in barbershops, to discuss health topics and promote a healthier lifestyle.

Conditions

Health Related Quality of Life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Number of men who are eligible/eligible.

  An excel sheet will be used to track the number of men who express interest in the study and are eligible/ineligible.

  Up to 1 week

• Length of time needed to enroll 15 men

  An excel sheet will be used to track length of time needed to enroll 15 men.

  Up to 1 week

• Facilitator-assessed attendance in intervention

  An excel sheet will be used to track each participant's attendance. Participants attendance will be entered as 1 (attended) or 0 (did not attend).

  Up to 1 week

• Number of men who express interest in the study

  Up to 1 week

• Attrition in intervention

  The excel sheet used to assess attendance will be used to assess attrition.

  Baseline to 5 months

• Acceptability, appropriateness, demand, implementation, practicality, and integration of the intervention

  Qualitative data will be collected based on guidelines created by research funded by the National Cancer Institute to understand the feasibility of health promotion interventions among underserved populations. The interview questions will assess the acceptability (e.g., satisfaction, perceived appropriateness, fit with cultural structure), demand (e.g., intent to use, actual use, expressed interest or intention to use), implementation (e.g., degree of execution), practicality (e.g., amount of time needed, quality of implementation, ability to carry out intervention activities), and integration (e.g., perceived sustainability) of the intervention.

  2 months

Secondary Outcomes (17)

• Change in weight

  Change from baseline to 5 months

• Change in body mass index

  Change from baseline to 5 months

• Change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

  Baseline to 5 months

• Global Health - Mental 2a

  Baseline to 5 months

• Global Health - Physical 2a

  Baseline to 5 months

Study Arms (1)

The Fade to Fitness Program

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: The Fade to Fitness Program

Interventions

The Fade to Fitness Program BEHAVIORAL

The Fade to Fitness Program is a group-based and barbershop-based behavioral intervention to improve health-related quality of life among African American men. The program is unique because it is culturally targeted and individually tailored. The culturally targeted content was developed following barbershop-based focus groups. The Fade to Fitness Program targets four behaviors strongly linked to health-related quality of life among African American men - physical activity, healthy eating, stress management, and depression management. During the group-based portion of the program, Motivational Interviewing is used by the facilitator as a conversational approach to enhance participants\' motivation and commitment towards positive behavior change. The goal is to foster intrinsic motivation among participants to engage in these behaviors. It is individually tailored by encouraging participants to identify personal values and linking them to health promoting behaviors.

The Fade to Fitness Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Individuals must identify as male regardless of biological sex.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Self-identify as African American or Black American male - 18 - 90 years of age
• Able to speak and understand English

You may not qualify if:

• Currently participating in another health promotion intervention
• On a special diet for a serious health condition
• Intending to move within 6 months of participating in the intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of South Carolina: lead
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Guillermo M Wippold

  University of South Carolina

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Guillermo M Wippold, PhD

CONTACT

803-216-1051; wippold@mailbox.sc.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2024
• First Posted: February 16, 2024
• Study Start: March 6, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2025
• Study Completion: July 31, 2025
• Last Updated: February 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

US (1)