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Peer-Led Diet and Exercise Intervention

NCT04994938 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-02-17

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Summary

The majority of older Veterans do not meet the minimum healthy diet or physical activity recommendations, despite known benefits. Identifying novel ways to increase adherence to rehabilitation programs that improve dietary quality and physical activity may reduce the risk of disability in older Veterans. Peer-based interventions may be one method to facilitate lasting behavioral change since peers often share a common culture and knowledge about the problems that their community experiences. The investigators propose to develop and evaluate a novel peer-led diet and exercise intervention that targets older Veterans with multiple chronic health conditions. Successful development and pilot of this intervention will provide the preliminary data for a larger multisite trial focused on the use of peer-led interventions to improve long-term compliance to lifestyle interventions in older Veterans.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Peer Leaders
  • Diet Quality

Interventions

OTHER

Diet Intervention

Participants will engage in discussions about healthy eating one time per week led by a trained peer leader for 12-weeks.

OTHER

Exercise Intervention

Participants will participate in a group exercise session led by a trained peer leader 2-times per week for 12-weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Odessa R. Addison, PhD DPT · Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-01
Primary Completion
2024-07-01
Completion
2025-01-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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