TY - JOUR
T1 - A gender- and culturally-sensitive weight loss intervention for Hispanic males
T2 - The ANIMO randomized controlled trial pilot study protocol and recruitment methods
AU - Garcia, David O.
AU - Valdez, Luis A.
AU - Bell, Melanie L.
AU - Humphrey, Kyle
AU - Hingle, Melanie
AU - McEwen, Marylyn
AU - Hooker, Steven P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the University of Arizona Cancer Center Disparities Pilot Project Award, the University of Arizona Cancer Center Support Grant (P30CA23074), and the University of Arizona Foundation, Dean's Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention and Health Promotion Fund.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the University of Arizona Cancer Center Disparities Pilot Project Award, the University of Arizona Cancer Center Support Grant ( P30CA23074 ), and the University of Arizona Foundation , Dean's Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention and Health Promotion Fund.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Authors
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - Hispanic men have the highest rates of overweight and obesity when compared to men of other racial/ethnic groups, placing them at increased risk for obesity-related disease. Yet, Hispanic men are grossly underrepresented in weight loss research. Tailored intervention strategies to improve obesity treatment programs for this vulnerable racial/ethnic subgroup are needed. This manuscript describes recruitment strategies, methodology, and participant characteristics of the ANIMO study, a 24-week randomized controlled pilot trial testing the effects of a gender- and culturally-sensitive weight loss intervention (GCSWLI) on body weight in Hispanic men compared to a wait-list control condition. The ANIMO study included two phases. The first phase was a 12-week GCSWLI. Participants attended weekly in-person individual sessions guided by a trained bilingual Hispanic male lifestyle coach, were prescribed a daily reduced calorie goal, and 225 min of moderate-intensity physical activity per week. In the second phase, GCSWLI participants received bi-weekly phone calls across a 12-week follow-up. Wait-list control (WLC) participants from phase 1 received the GCSWLI plus mobile health technology support. Recruitment strategies included face-to-face efforts at a swap meet (outdoor marketplace), family/friend referrals, printed advertisements and social media. Recruitment, screening, and participant enrollment occurred over three months. Overall, 143 men expressed interest in participation. Of these, 115 were screened and 78% (n = 90) were eligible to participate; 45% of enrolled participants (n = 52) completed baseline assessments and 43% (n = 50) were randomized (mean age of 43.3 ± 11.4 years; BMI: 34.1 ± 5.3 kg/m2; 58% Spanish monolingual). Parameter estimates from ANIMO will support future adequately powered trials for this health disparate population. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov:
AB - Hispanic men have the highest rates of overweight and obesity when compared to men of other racial/ethnic groups, placing them at increased risk for obesity-related disease. Yet, Hispanic men are grossly underrepresented in weight loss research. Tailored intervention strategies to improve obesity treatment programs for this vulnerable racial/ethnic subgroup are needed. This manuscript describes recruitment strategies, methodology, and participant characteristics of the ANIMO study, a 24-week randomized controlled pilot trial testing the effects of a gender- and culturally-sensitive weight loss intervention (GCSWLI) on body weight in Hispanic men compared to a wait-list control condition. The ANIMO study included two phases. The first phase was a 12-week GCSWLI. Participants attended weekly in-person individual sessions guided by a trained bilingual Hispanic male lifestyle coach, were prescribed a daily reduced calorie goal, and 225 min of moderate-intensity physical activity per week. In the second phase, GCSWLI participants received bi-weekly phone calls across a 12-week follow-up. Wait-list control (WLC) participants from phase 1 received the GCSWLI plus mobile health technology support. Recruitment strategies included face-to-face efforts at a swap meet (outdoor marketplace), family/friend referrals, printed advertisements and social media. Recruitment, screening, and participant enrollment occurred over three months. Overall, 143 men expressed interest in participation. Of these, 115 were screened and 78% (n = 90) were eligible to participate; 45% of enrolled participants (n = 52) completed baseline assessments and 43% (n = 50) were randomized (mean age of 43.3 ± 11.4 years; BMI: 34.1 ± 5.3 kg/m2; 58% Spanish monolingual). Parameter estimates from ANIMO will support future adequately powered trials for this health disparate population. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov:
KW - Hispanic
KW - Men
KW - Recruitment
KW - Weight loss
KW - mHealth
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U2 - 10.1016/j.conctc.2018.01.010
DO - 10.1016/j.conctc.2018.01.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042173370
SN - 2451-8654
VL - 9
SP - 151
EP - 163
JO - Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
JF - Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
ER -