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Alternate Title(s): JHS
Description: The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is a population-based longitudinal study based in Jackson, Mississippi that investigates risk factors for cardiovascular disease among African Americans. It is a collaborative research project by the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson State University, and Tougaloo College. The primary objective is to investigate environmental and genetic factors associated...
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Alternate Title(s): MetSO
Authors: Girardin Jean-Louis

Natasha Williams

Gbenga Ogedegbe

Ferdinand Zizi

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Description: This data was generated from a two-arm randomized controlled trial. The study evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally and linguistically tailored telephone-delivered intervention to promote adherence to physician-recommended sleep apnea assessment and treatment among black patients with metabolic syndrome. Outcomes of interest (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia) were assessed at...
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Alternate Title(s): FAITH
Authors: Gbenga Ogedegbe

Kristie J. Lancaster

Antoinette Schoenthaler

William Chaplin

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Description: This dataset was generated as part of a cluster-randomized, 2-arm trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a faith-based group-counseling therapeutic lifestyle intervention and motivational interviewed (MINT-TLC) vs. health education (HE) on black adults who attend churches in New York City. 32 churches with approximately 300 eligible adults were randomly assigned to either MINT-TLC or HE control, and...
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Alternate Title(s): CAATCH
Authors: Gbenga Ogedegbe

Joseph Schwartz

Jonathan N. Tobin

Senaida Fernandez

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Description: This dataset was generated from a 12-month two-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial, Counseling African Americans to Control Hypertension (CAATCH). The goal of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multilevel, multicomponent, evidence-based intervention compared with usual care in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive blacks who receive care in community health centers....
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Authors: Omni Cassidy

Marian Tanofsky-Kraff

Andrew J. Waters

Lisa M. Shank

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Description: This dataset was collected for a pilot study on the influence of racially-targeted food advertisement and food-related attentional biases on eating behaviors among a sample of Black female adolescents. Study participants were recruited from the Washington, DC metropolitan area between June 2017 and June 2018. Eligible participants were female, 12 to 17 years old, self-identified as Black or African-American,...
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Authors: Elizabeth B. Miller

Erin Roby

Yudong Zhang

Lerzan Coskun

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Description: This is a single-blind, two-site randomized clinical trial which evaluated the effectiveness of the Smart Beginnings model on early school readiness in low-income families. The Smart Beginnings intervention includes a Video Interaction Project (VIP), a 14-session universal primary prevention program delivered in the pediatric clinic at the time of well-child visits from birth through 36 months, and...
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Authors: Ryan Richard Ruff

Richard Niederman
Description: The CariedAway project was a cluster randomized pragmatic clinical trial that investigated the non-inferiority of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) versus glass ionomer sealants in the arrest and incidence of dental caries in children when applied through a school-based oral disease prevention program. Secondary objectives of the CariedAway trial were to (1) assess the non-inferiority of SDF when applied...
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