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Computerized Health Education to Promote Physical Activity

NCT00242658 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 394

Last updated 2012-11-12

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Summary

This study will test the efficacy of providing primary care physicians and their patients with computer-tailored information, based on patients' responses to survey questions. The health education messages are designed to encourage patients to become physically active and to encourage physicians to counsel their patients about exercise.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tailored Physical Activity Intervention

Tailored physical activity computer reports will be provided to patients and physicians.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher N. Sciamanna, MD, MPH · Jefferson Medical College, Department of Health Policy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2008-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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