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Trial reportAmerican journal of preventive medicine2026

The Impact of a Community Health Worker-Led Lifestyle-Social Determinants Program on Pacific Islander Cardiometabolic Health.

Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, Eunjung Lim, Claire Townsend Ing, Anna Fan, Jonathan Baker, 'Atalina Pasi, Liliane Ulukivaiola, Kāhealani Naeole, Kekoa Lopez-Paguyo, Nia Aitaoto and 2 more

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Trial report in American journal of preventive medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06471595 (Peau o le Vasa), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Peau o le Vasa: Accelerating the Currents of Health Equity for Pasifika People

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of HawaiiRan2024 to 2025Enrolled242ConditionsWeight Loss Trial, Cardiometabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, DyslipidemiaArmsPartnership for Improving Lifestyle Intervention (PILI) Lifestyle Program + Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Component
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12 authors.

Joseph Keawe'aimoku KaholokulaDepartment of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. Electronic address: kaholoku@hawaii.edu.
Eunjung LimDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Claire Townsend IngDepartment of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Anna FanDepartment of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Jonathan BakerSchool of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, Hawaii.
'Atalina PasiPapa Ola Lōkahi, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Liliane UlukivaiolaThe National Association of Pasifika Organizations, Springdale, Arkansas.
Kāhealani NaeolePapa Ola Lōkahi, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Kekoa Lopez-PaguyoThe National Association of Pasifika Organizations, Springdale, Arkansas.
Nia AitaotoThe National Association of Pasifika Organizations, Springdale, Arkansas.
Sheri-Ann DanielsPapa Ola Lōkahi, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Peau o le Vasa

Funding

NHLBI Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (3M) Administrative Coordinating CenterOT2HL158287 · NHLBI · WESTAT, INC. · 2020 to 2025
$205.4M
Research Capacity CoreU54MD007601 · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · 2025 to 2025
$5.0M
Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM138062 · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · 2025 to 2025
$2.3M
The PILI 'Āina ProjectR01HL168858 · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · 2025 to 2025
$598k
NHLBI NIH HHS OT2 HL158287NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL168858NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM138062NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionNative Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders face disproportionate burdens of cardiometabolic diseases. This study assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of the PILI Pasifika Program, a culturally grounded, community health worker-led lifestyle intervention that targets social determinants of health to improve cardiometabolic risk factors among Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander adults. STUDY

designA parallel-group RCT with an education material-only waitlist control was conducted. Implementation feasibility was assessed through interviews with community health workers, and participant acceptability was assessed through survey. SETTING/

participantsAcross four U.S. states and 2 U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, 24 community health workers recruited and delivered the PILI Pasifika Program to 242 Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander adults with ≥1 cardiometabolic risk factor (130 intervention, 112 control) and assessed cardiometabolic, behavioral, and social determinants of health outcomes.

interventionPILI Pasifika Program consisted of 12 weekly sessions, adapted from the Diabetes Prevention Program and augmented with social determinants of health-focused activities.

main outcome measuresWeight, HbA1c, blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and total cholesterol were the outcome measures. Data were collected from 2024 to 2025 and analyzed in 2025.

resultsPILI Pasifika Program participants compared with controls showed significant reductions in weight (-2.8 vs +0.5 kg), HbA1c (-0.8% vs +0.1%), systolic (-5.7 vs +2.6 mmHg) and diastolic (-3.4 vs +1.3 mmHg) blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein (-4.7 vs +7.6 mg/dL), and total cholesterol (-9.7 vs +9.4 mg/dL). Intervention participants also showed significant improvements in fruit/vegetable intake, physical activity, food literacy, social support, housing stability, and overall well-being. Community health workers and participants found the PILI Pasifika Program highly feasible, culturally relevant, and adaptable.

conclusionsThe PILI Pasifika Program, delivered by culturally competent community health workers, improved cardiometabolic, behavioral, and social determinants of health outcomes among Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander adults and shows promise for scalable, sustainable implementation across diverse Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander communities.

trial registrationThis study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06471595).

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Cardiovascular DiseasesCommunity Health WorkersHealth PromotionLife StyleNative Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderSocial Determinants of HealthAdultCardiometabolic Risk FactorsFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProgram EvaluationUnited States

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PMID41619951
PMCPMC12885039

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