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'Ai Pono Cooking Demonstrations

The PILI 'Āina Project

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Surveys will take \~5-10 minutes to complete."
  • "Additionally, the investigators will survey random samples of homestead households (n = 20 per homestead, total n = 140 per year) in Projects Years 1 - 5."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests PILI 'Āina, a program with community cooking demonstrations that promotes traditional Native Hawaiian foods. It aims to improve eating habits, help people manage heart and blood sugar health problems, and strengthen community ties. It is for Native Hawaiian adults in participating homesteads who are overweight and have certain health conditions.

Native Hawaiians' traditional lifestyles and diets ensured the mutual health and well-being of the land and its inhabitants, which stand in stark contrast to the disproportionately high prevalence of diet-related, cardiometabolic diseases they experience today. In this project, the investigators will adapt and test an evidence-based multilevel intervention entitled PILI 'Āina to improve the self-management of prevalent cardiometabolic diseases and reduce risk factors for developing new diet-related illnesses and implement and evaluate the impact and sustainability of community-wide cooking demonstrations. The objectives of this project are to optimize the effectiveness and sustainability of PILI 'Āina, improve diet quality, cardiometabolic markers, promote traditional Native Hawaiian diets, and improve social cohesion.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Age 18 or older; the study is looking for older adults.
  • Native Hawaiian and living in a participating homestead.
  • Overweight or obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher.
  • Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes (blood sugar above normal), high blood pressure, or unhealthy blood fats (LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, of 130 mg/dL or higher).
  • Able to do 150 minutes of moderate exercise, such as brisk walking, each week.
  • Willing and able to take part in all parts of the program for individuals and households.
  • Able to read, write, and speak English fluently.

Who can't join

  • Children cannot join.
  • Pregnant.
  • A serious illness, such as cancer or long-term pain, that may make full participation unsafe or not possible.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18+ (looking for older adults) * Native Hawaiian resident in a participating homestead * Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m\^2) * Prior diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, hypertension, and/or dyslipidemia (LDL cholesterol ≥ 130 mg/dL) * Capable of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity (e.g., brisk walking) per week * Willing and able to participate in all aspects of the individual and household-level intervention * Fluent in written and spoken English Exclusion Criteria: * No children * Pregnancy * Serious illness such as cancer or chronic pain that may contraindicate full participation

Study sites (2)

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