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A Medical Assistant-Based Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care

NCT00273806 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 864

Last updated 2008-08-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a program of screening and intervention for four health risk behaviors (smoking, problem drinking, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet) carried out by medical assistants in primary care practices can help patients improve their behaviors. The hypothesis is that patients who receive the intervention will demonstrate higher rates of health behavior change than patients who receive usual care.

Conditions

  • Smoking
  • Problem Drinking
  • Sedentary Lifestyle
  • Unhealthy Diet

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention for 4 behavioral risks by medical assistants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

    collaborator FED

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert L Ferrer, MD, MPH · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

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

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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