Recruiting

LE8

Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Code:

NCT07067398

Conditions

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular (CV) Risk

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors

Cardiovascular Health

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Peer Coaching Delivered Life's Essential 8 Program

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this early-stage study is to support the heart health of home health aides, a workforce that provides care for adults at home but whose own health has been historically poor. To do this, the study will use Life's Essential 8 (LE8), a program developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) that promotes cardiovascular wellness through education and lifestyle changes. The program has been adapted specifically for home health aides and will be delivered by trained "peer coaches," who are fellow home health aides who will help guide participants through the program.

The main questions the study aims to answer are:

  • Will the LE8 intervention, which provides cardiovascular health education and support with positive thinking, be used by home health aides and do they like it?
  • Does the LE8 intervention actually improve home health aides' cardiovascular health after the intervention's conclusion compared to baseline?

Participants will be paired with a trained peer coach and take part in the 10-week program over the course of 6 months. The program includes support for healthy behaviors and positive thinking, with the goal of making lasting improvements in cardiovascular health.

Conditions

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular (CV) Risk

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors

Cardiovascular Health

Study ID

NCT07067398

Start date

Sep 9, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Oct, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria

Home Health Aide Participants

  • Currently working as a home health aide
  • Speak English or Spanish
  • ≥ 18 years of age
  • Have low CV Health as assessed by LE8 components made up by physical health measurements (blood pressure, BMI) and general self-reported health (physical activity, diet, smoking, sleep); calculated to be a score of 0-50 (the total score ranges from 0-100)

Peer Coach Participants

  • Previously participated in and completed Peer Coach training as part of the prior LE8 study (WCM IRB #24-11028134), or are members of the Weill Cornell Medicine study team who are trained in delivering the intervention.
  • Speak English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

Home Health Aide Participants

  • Less than 1 year of job experience as a home health aide
  • Does not possess a smartphone
  • Gotten dizzy before with a finger stick blood sugar/cholesterol test
  • Have a history of syncope with a finger stick blood sugar/cholesterol test

Peer Coach Participants

  • Speak a language other than English or Spanish
  • Did not complete Peer Coach training as part of the prior LE8 study (WCM IRB #24-11028134), or are not members of the Weill Cornell Medicine study team who are trained in delivering the intervention.

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Peer Coaching Delivered Life's Essential 8 Program

Home Health Aides (HHAs) will receive educational content via paper-based booklets. HHAs will receive the 10-session adapted Life's Essential 8 program over 6 months. Each HHA will be paired with a trained Peer Coach participant who will work through the structured program with the HHA.

Interventions

Peer Coaching Delivered Life's Essential 8 Program

This intervention includes structured bi-weekly peer coach (PC) Zoom or telephone sessions and a cardiovascular health curriculum including links to AHA resources. During the 1:1 session, PCs will elicit participants' challenges and successes from the previous week, track progress, and set goals (behavioral targets). PCs will use cognitive training techniques to teach participants how to manage negative thinking and replace it with positive thinking and goal setting. They will be encouraged to work towards these goals and monitor their progress (i.e. getting more physical activity on the job).

Primary outcome measure

  • Effectiveness, which will be assessed by a change from baseline in overall cardiovascular health score as measured by LE8. [ Time Frame: From baseline to end of the intervention at 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Madeline R Sterling, MD, MPH, MS

6469625029mrs9012@med.cornell.edu

Locations

1199 SEIU Home Care Industry Education Fund

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10018

Contacts

Faith Wiggins

faith.wiggins@1199funds.org

Weill Cornell Medicine

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10021

Contacts

Madeline R Sterling, MD, MPH, MS

646-962-5029mrs9012@med.cornell.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Last update posted

Aug 20, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • cardiovascular health intervention
  • home health aide
  • peer coaching

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Weill Medical College of Cornell University on 2026-08-20.