Army Reserve Component Personal Empowerment Program #2 (ARCPEP 2)
Abstract
It is widely acknowledged that cardiovascular disease prevention requires intervention as early in the human lifespan as practical. A window of opportunity presents in early adulthood when students gain independence as young adults attending university. In a three-phase investigation, this study will evaluate the behavioral patterns of university students in the domains of diet, exercise, stress management, smoking and sleep (phase 1). Informed with information from phase 1, a pilot study (phase 2) will test the feasibility of performing an intervention in university students consisting of an 8-week period during which the students will receive up to six text messages (by phone or iPad) per week, tailored to address the behavioral issues that the student has identified as needing improvement and for which the student has indicated a desire to make change. Using lessons learned in phase 2, a randomized, controlled trial of the 8 week intervention (phase 3) will compare intervention subjects with controls for outcomes of behavior change, measures of anthropomorphic data, and serum markers of cardiovascular risk to test the impact of the intervention.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1002977
Entities
People
- Marina Vernalis
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine