Enhancing Physical Activity Programs in Churches for Latinas

This study is looking at ways to help Latina women increase their physical activity to prevent heart disease. It's testing three different approaches, all based on a program called "Faith in Action." This program includes group exercise classes, motivational calls, and health information. The study wants to see if adding more support, like training church leaders or empowering community health workers (promotoras), makes the program more effective. You might be able to join if you are a Latina woman between 18 and 65, attend a faith-based organization, and currently get less than 50 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week. The study will measure how well the programs fit within churches and how much participants' physical activity changes. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This study is a pragmatic, cluster randomized controlled design, meaning groups of churches will be randomly assigned to one of three intervention conditions. It plans to enroll 560 participants.
What's involved
The intervention lasts for 12 months, followed by a 6-month sustainment follow-up period. You would participate in group exercise classes and receive motivational interviewing calls every 6 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after the 12-month intervention period to assess sustainment.

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NCT05473871

Enhancing Capacity in Churches to Implement PA Programs

Recruiting
NAAges 18–65InterventionalPrevention
San Diego State University
~560 participants
Updated 2026-03-05 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Faith in ActionFaith in Action+Faith in Action++

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Organizational Level: Change in Innovation-Values fit from Baseline to Month 6
Measured over 6 months
+3 more outcomes measured
Cardiovascular Diseases
1 sites across 1 states
California1
  • Elva Arredondo, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · San Diego State University

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Self-identifying as Latina
Aged 18-65 years
Planning on attending the FBO for the next 18 months
Low self-reported leisure-time MVPA (\<50 min of weekly leisure MVPA)
No health factors interfering with PA

Exclusion

Anyone with a health condition precluding them from engaging in PA
Cognitive impairment preventing participation
Inability to complete the informed consent in English or Spanish
Attending other churches besides the church of recruitment
  • Organizational Level: Change in Innovation-Values fit from Baseline to Month 66 months

    Investigators will survey FBO leaders, church staff, promotoras, and parishioners to assess the change in Innovation-values fit from baseline to month 6. Self-report questions regarding perceptions of the fit between the values of their FBO and the Faith in Action intervention will be measured using Likert scales (completely agree to completely disagree).

  • Organizational Level: Change in Innovation-Values fit from Baseline to Month 1212 months

    Investigators will survey FBO leaders, church staff, promotoras, and parishioners to assess the change in Innovation-values fit from baseline to month 12. Self-report questions regarding perceptions of the fit between the values of their FBO and the Faith in Action intervention will be measured using Likert scales (completely agree to completely disagree).

  • Individual Level: Change in Participants' Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) from Baseline to Month 66 months

    Investigators will assess the change in the number of minutes per day of participants' MVPA from baseline to month 6.

  • Individual Level: Change in Participants' Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) from Baseline to Month 1212 months

    Investigators will assess the change in the number of minutes per day of participants' MVPA from baseline to month 12.