Community Site Coronary Risk Control in Black Families

Sponsor
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Study Purpose
To test the effectiveness of a community-site neighborhood health worker/nurse (NHW/N) case management strategy for coronary heart disease risk reduction compared with usual care in apparently healthy African-American siblings of persons with documented premature coronary heart disease.

Conditions Studied
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Heart disease
  • Coronary Disease
  • Coronary Heart Disease Risk Reduction
Study Location
Baltimore, Maryland

Principal Investigator
Diane Becker
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Study Start Date
April 1, 1998

Study Completion Date
March 31, 2002

last updated 3/22/01

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