A Community Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Program in Older Adults Engaged in Congregate Nutrition Services (CAN-DO)

NCT07168044 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 2 other identifiers: 1034701013170404
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Investigators plan to test the effect of a Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction program targeted to improve nutrition and self-management of chronic cardiovascular conditions among older adults participating in congregate meal programs offered at community senior centers.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Risk Reduction; Cardiovascular Risk

Keywords

Community health worker; cardiovascular risk reduction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Proportion of eligible individuals who enroll in the study

  Feasibility will be measured by recruitment rates, the proportion of eligible individuals who enroll during the time required to reach enrollment targets.

  6 months

• Number of participants enrolled at each timepoint

  Retention rates at each time point will be quantified

  Baseline, week 18, and week 30

• Change in Veggie Meter scores

  The participant's adherence to the intervention will be assessed using the veggie meter, which uses light reflectance spectroscopy to provide an estimated skin carotenoid composite score. Score ranges from 0 to 800, with higher scores associated with greater fruit and vegetable intake.

  Baseline, week 18, and week 30

• Participant Satisfaction with intervention

  Overall satisfaction will be measured using a likert type scale 0-5, with a higher score equating to greater satisfaction, satisfaction will include measurement of frequency, duration and timing of intervention, total scores will range from 0-15, a mean score for overall satisfaction will be reported

  30 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Change in hemoglobin A1c

  baseline, 18 weeks and 30 weeks

• Change in total cholesterol per lipid panel

  Baseline, 18 and 30 weeks

• Change in systolic blood pressure

  baseline, 18 and 30 weeks

• Change in diastolic blood pressure

  baseline, 18 and 30 weeks

• Change in waist circumference

  baseline, 18 and 30 weeks

Study Arms (1)

CAN DO

EXPERIMENTAL

usual programing offered as part of the congregate meal program plus 18 weekly group education sessions related to CVD risk reduction and nutrition.

Behavioral: CAN-DO

Interventions

CAN-DO BEHAVIORAL

usual programing offered as part of the congregate meal program plus 18 weekly group education sessions related to CVD risk reduction and nutrition.

CAN DO

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• community dining site with a minimum of 20 or more congregate meal program participants.
• ≥ 60 years of age
• registered meal program participant at the community dining site
• speak English

You may not qualify if:

• less than 60 years of age
• don't participate in baseline measurements

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Martha Biddle: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Martha Biddle, PhD

  University of Kentucky

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 5, 2025
• First Posted: September 11, 2025
• Study Start: October 21, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Last Updated: November 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)