Clinical trial NCT06964633: The Ku Ola Project: Enhancing Health Promotion Among Native Hawaiian Men.
Official title: The Ku Ola Project
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Health Promotion
Health
Lead sponsor: University of Hawaii
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-05-09
Enrollment: 600
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The Ku Ola Project: The goal of this study is to determine if community-based discussion groups and small educational sessions enhance health awareness and behaviors among Native Hawaiian men. The study will examine if these interventions improve participants' health knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy while fostering local networks to support ongoing health promotion. Participants will engage in group discussions and educational sessions designed to build capacity and encourage healthy lifestyle choices.


Eligibility criteria: * Inclusion Criteria Self-identified as male At least 18 years of age Hawaii residency Able to read and understand English
* Exclusion Criteria Under 18 years of age Not proficient in English Any medical condition or situation that, in the investigator's judgment, would make continued participation not in the participant's best interest

Primary outcomes:
measure: Surveys
timeFrame: Pretest immediately before each module and post-test immediately after completion (within the same day).
measure: Commitment Contract
timeFrame: From immediately after the post-test survey to the six-month follow-up call.
measure: Evaluation:
timeFrame: Immediately following each session.
measure: Screening
timeFrame: Within six months of the commitment contract.
measure: Discussion
timeFrame: At the end of each module session (each session is 2 hours long)
measure: Tracking Groups and Facilitators
timeFrame: From the date the first participant completes their initial module session through six months after the last participant completes their post-test survey (estimated up to 12 months).
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Honolulu
country: United States
facility: University of Hawai'i Cancer Center
state: Hawaii
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center
name: Kevin Cassel, DrPH, MPH
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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