Community health workers lead push to cut heart disease in pasifika communities
NCT ID NCT06471595
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a 3-month lifestyle program, delivered by Pasifika community health workers, to help Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. The program included healthy eating and activity tips plus support for social needs like housing and food access. Researchers measured changes in blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, and weight in 242 adults.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PILI Lifestyle Program (behavioral lifestyle intervention) plus social determinants of health support
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a culturally tailored, community-based approach to reduce cardiometabolic risks like diabetes and high blood pressure in Pasifika communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with 242 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so long-term adherence and impact are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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242 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * NHPI participants over 18 years of age with a self-reported (e.g., Have you been told by a physician that you have diabetes?) cardiometabolic condition (i.e., pre-diabetes/T2D, HTN, dyslipidemia, and/or overweight/obesity \[BMI ≥ 25\]) Exclusion Criteria: * Not NHPI, NHPI participants under 18 years of age, and without a self-reported (e.g., Have you been told by a physician that you have diabetes?) cardiometabolic condition (i.e., pre-diabetes/T2D, HTN, dyslipidemia, and/or overweight/obesity \[BMI ≥ 25\])
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese
Springdale, Arkansas, 72764, United States
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Ke Ola Mamo
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States
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National Association Of Pasifika Organizations
Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72704, United States
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Papa Ola Lokahi
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
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