Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients

NCT00013195 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 210

Last updated 2015-04-07

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Summary

Many elderly primary care patients are at high risk for health complications and functional impairment due to low levels of physical activity. Previous trials of counseling of elderly patients in primary care clinics have not demonstrated lasting physical activity change and have not evaluated fitness changes associated with any increased activity.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone Care

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Patricia M. Dubbert, PhD · G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Completion
2000-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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