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Caminemos! Trial to Increase Walking Among Sedentary Older Latinos

NCT00183014 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2012-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a multifaceted behavioral intervention aimed at raising walking levels among sedentary older Latinos.

Conditions

  • Aging
  • Sedentary Lifestyle

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The Lifetime Fitness Program

A series of 4 weekly 1-hour group discussion sessions that utilize attribution retraining techniques from the field of motivational psychology in combination with behavioral strategies based in social cognitive theory; weekly for 4 weeks, monthly for 11 months, then every two months for 12 months (total duration = 24 months

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise class

1-hour exercise class aimed at increasing strength, flexibility and endurance; weekly for 4 weeks, monthly for 11 months, then every two months for 12 months (total duration = 24 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Catherine Sarkisian, MD, MSPH · UCLA Division of Geriatrics

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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