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Qungasvik (Toolbox)-Healthy Hearts: A Cultural Approach to Reducing Chronic Disease Risk

Qungasvik (Toolbox)-Healthy Hearts: An Alaska Enrichment Initiative (AK Enrichment)

Who can join

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

Age
12 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

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

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 Qungasvik-Healthy Hearts, a program based on local culture and led by the community. It aims to lower risks for long-term illness and improve mental health and health habits. The study is for 300 people ages 12–24 or 45 and older in three rural Alaska Native communities.

Due to the extreme remoteness, transportation challenges, and lack of access to clinical care, the delivery of preventative health interventions in rural Alaska Native communities is a top tribal priority. Chronic disease and behavioral health contribute to the higher rates of mortality and morbidity experienced in rural Alaska. This study will test the effectiveness of a culturally-grounded, community-delivered preventive intervention, Qungasvik-Healthy Hearts, to reduce risk factors associated with chronic disease and behavioral health in three rural Alaska Native communities. Implementation science outcomes will identify key contextual factors, social determinants and costs associated with health outcomes related to positive change in behavior, blood pressure, diet and physical activity, assessed among 300 participants from the three rural communities.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Say that the study community is your permanent home.
  • Be ages 12–24 or 45 and older.
  • Be able to give written informed consent, which means you understand the study and agree in writing to join.

Who can't join

  • The study community is not your permanent home.
  • You cannot give written informed consent.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * self-identify as a permanent resident of the study community * be a youth between the ages of 12-17 years, a young adult between the ages of 18-24, or an adult or elder the ages of 45+ * be able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * does not have permanent residence in the community * is unable to provide written informed consent. All participant-facing study materials will be provided at an eighth-grade reading level.

Study sites (1)

AK