Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Code:

NCT07440316

Conditions

Mental Health

Hypertension

Diabetes

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Individual awareness and focused behavior change

Study Details

Brief summary:

The Colorado Community Engagement Alliance (CO-CEAL) is a partnership between the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, several community-based organizations, and dozens of trusted local community members. Its mission is to address disproportionate impacts on health through active community engagement and outreach, capacity building, and long-lasting community partnerships to improve participation in health research. Funding for CEAL comes from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Conditions

Mental Health

Hypertension

Diabetes

Study ID

NCT07440316

Start date

Nov 23, 2025

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age through 90 years of age
  • All genders
  • Identify as Black/African American, East African, Latina/o/x/Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native
  • Live in a participating region (Metro Denver, Pueblo, San Luis Valley, Front Range, Fort Morgan, Greeley)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Greater than 90 years of age
  • Individuals younger than 18 years of age
  • Individuals not identifying as Black/African American, East African, Latina/o/x/Hispanic, or American Indian/Alaska Native
  • Individuals who do not live in a participating region (Metro Denver, Pueblo, San Luis Valley, Front Range, Fort Morgan, Greeley)

Study Design

Enrollment

1500 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Urban Latina/o/x

Urban Latina/o/x in Metro Denver and Pueblo

Rural Latina/o/x

Rural Latina/o/x in the San Luis Valley

Urban Black/African American

Urban Black/African American in Metro Denver

Rural East African

Rural East African immigrant in Fort Morgan and Greeley

American Indian/Alaska Native

American Indian/Alaska Native in Metro Denver and Boulder

Interventions

Individual awareness and focused behavior change

Transcreation of existing or new behavioral/knowledge-focused intervention.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in the number of respondents reporting how many times per week over the past month do they eat a green leafy or lettuce salad, with or without other vegetables as measured by Common Survey 4. [ Time Frame: From Baseline Common Survey 4 to Follow-Up Common Survey 4, up to 2 years ]
  • Change in the number of respondents reporting a lack of reliable transportation over the past 12 months that keeps them from medical appointments, meetings, work, or getting things they need for daily living as measured by Common Survey 4. [ Time Frame: From Baseline Common Survey 4 to Follow-Up Common Survey 4, up to 2 years ]
  • Change in the number of respondents reporting getting the social and emotional support they need as measured by Common Survey 4. [ Time Frame: From Baseline Common Survey 4 to Follow-Up Common Survey 4, up to 2 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Donald Nease, Jr., MD

303.724.7283donald.nease@cuanschutz.edu

Montelle Tamez

montelle.tamez@cuanschutz.edu

Locations

University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus

Recruiting

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Contacts

Donald Nease, Jr., MD

303-724-7283donald.nease@cuanschutz.edu

Montelle Tamez

montelle.tamez@cuanschutz.edu

Principal Investigator:

Donald Nease, Jr., MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Last update posted

Feb 27, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • Community engaged research
  • Transcreation
  • Boot Camp Translation
  • Chronic disease
  • Systems thinking

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Colorado, Denver on 2026-02-27.