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Effectiveness of Physical Activity Prescription Among Hypertensive Patients of Primary Health Care.

NCT01910935 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 224

Last updated 2014-06-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a program to increase the physical activity of hypertensive patients using medical services and sports facilities of the Mexican Social Security Institute. The primary hypothesis to be proven is: The intervention will increase the proportion of hypertensive patients complying the physical activity minimum at week to get benefits on health in 20%, compare to patients in control group.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical activity prescription to develop program in group.

Overall the intervention involves a medical reference in primary care (PHC) to hypertensive patients (during routine consultation) to assist the sports facilities of the same Institute, to develop a group program of physical activity which will last 24 weeks. Led by the trained staff in physical activity to patients with chronic diseases.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Gallegos-Carrillo Katia, D. Sc · Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social/Unidad de Investigación Epidemiologica y en Servicios de Salud.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2014-02-28
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • Mexico

Study Locations

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Diseases

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