The HOMBRE Trial: Comparing Two Innovative Approaches to Reduce Chronic Disease Risk Among Latino Men

Exclusion Criteria

• •Medical exclusions:
• •Previous diagnosis of diabetes or diabetes diagnosed as a result of fasting blood glucose or hemoglobin A1c levels obtained through study screening;
• •Diagnosis of cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) that is/was active or treated with radiation or chemotherapy within the past 2 years;
• •Inability to walk without the assistance of another person;
• •Severe medical co-morbidities that require aggressive treatment: e.g., stage 4 or greater renal disease, class III or greater heart failure, unstable coronary artery disease, liver or renal failure;
• •Diagnosis of a terminal illness and/or in hospice care;
• •Diagnosis of bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder within the last 2 years, or currently taking a mood stabilizer or antipsychotic medication
• •Initiation or change in type or dosing of antidepressant medications within 2 months prior to enrollment (The patient will be re-contacted for a later cohort once his/her regimen has been stable for at least 2 months unless the person declines to participate altogether.)
• •Have had or plan to undergo bariatric surgery during the study period
• •Other exclusions:
• •Having no reliable telephone service
• •Plan to move out of the area during the study period
• •Family/household member of another study participant or of a study staff member
• •Investigator discretion for clinical safety or protocol adherence reasons