Innovative population-based strategies for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: A 2-year randomised control trial evaluating behavioral change led by community champions versus brief advice.

ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) caused 17.9 million deaths worldwide in 2019. General CVD prevention should be developed whilst controlling health expenditure. The aim of the SPICES project was to assess the efficacy of a community support intervention for adults with intermediate CVD risk at 24 months, compared to repeated brief advice alone. A randomised, controlled study was conducted in a poor, medically underserved, rural area in France from November 2019 to November 2021. Community champions lead small group sessions. They were specifically trained in behavioural change techniques and CVD prevention. Participants chose their own small, feasible cardiovascular health goals. The primary outcome was the difference in the Non-laboratory Interheart risk score (INL) in intention-to-treat at

SUBMITTER: Le Goff D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11654971 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature