Abstract

To establish an operate a Clinical Center for the Women's Health Trial: Feasibility Study in Minority Populations. The Clinical Center will be responsible for recruitment, screening, randomization and follow-up of study participants, including delivery of the nutrition intervention program according to the trial protocol. The Clinical Center shall randomize 750 eligible women (50% or more Black women) within an 18-month period.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Division of Cancer Prevention And Control (NCI)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01CN025425-002
Application #
3617809
Study Section
Project Start
1992-03-02
Project End
1994-08-31
Budget Start
1993-04-01
Budget End
1994-02-28
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1993
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Emory University
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
042250712
City
Atlanta
State
GA
Country
United States
Zip Code
30322

  Publications

Hall, W Dallas; Feng, Ziding; George, Valerie A et al. (2003) Low-fat diet: effect on anthropometrics, blood pressure, glucose, and insulin in older women. Ethn Dis 13:337-43
Tinker, L F; Patterson, R E; Kristal, A R et al. (2001) Measurement characteristics of 2 different self-monitoring tools used in a dietary intervention study. J Am Diet Assoc 101:1031-40
Kristal, A R; Vizenor, N C; Patterson, R E et al. (2000) Precision and bias of food frequency-based measures of fruit and vegetable intakes. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 9:939-44
Craig, M R; Kristal, A R; Cheney, C L et al. (2000) The prevalence and impact of 'atypical' days in 4-day food records. J Am Diet Assoc 100:421-7
Coates, R J; Bowen, D J; Kristal, A R et al. (1999) The Women's Health Trial Feasibility Study in Minority Populations: changes in dietary intakes. Am J Epidemiol 149:1104-12
Rebro, S M; Patterson, R E; Kristal, A R et al. (1998) The effect of keeping food records on eating patterns. J Am Diet Assoc 98:1163-5
Lewis, C E; George, V; Fouad, M et al. (1998) Recruitment strategies in the women's health trial: feasibility study in minority populations. WHT:FSMP Investigators Group. Women's Health Trial:Feasibility Study in Minority Populations. Control Clin Trials 19:461-76
Kristal, A R; Feng, Z; Coates, R J et al. (1997) Associations of race/ethnicity, education, and dietary intervention with the validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire: the Women's Health Trial Feasibility Study in Minority Populations. Am J Epidemiol 146:856-69
Bowen, D; Clifford, C K; Coates, R et al. (1996) The Women's Health Trial Feasibility Study in Minority Populations: design and baseline descriptions. Ann Epidemiol 6:507-19