Status:
COMPLETED
The CHAT (Community Health Advice by Telephone) Study
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Health Behavior
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
55+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to compare a telephone-administered physical activity counseling program delivered by a person or by a telephone-linked computer system and test their relative benefits in ...
Detailed Description
Two hundred and twenty five healthy, sedentary men and women ages 55 and older will be randomly assigned to one of three conditions: 12 months of physical activity counseling delivered by a human coun...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women ages 55 and older
- Free of any medical condition that would limit participation in independent exercise
- Not currently engaged in a regular pattern of physical conditioning
- Free of clinical psychopathology
- Stable on current medications
- Planning to remain in the geographic area through the duration of the trial
- Able to read and speak English sufficiently to understand protocol materials
- Can use the telephone unaided
- Willing to accept random assignment to any study condition
Exclusion
- Under the age of 55
- Currently under treatment for an acute, serious medical condition (e.g., cancer, heart disease, stroke)
- Physically active on a regular basis (i.e. performing more than 60 minutes per week of aerobic physical activity of at least a moderate intensity)
- Unstable and/or uncontrolled on medications for high blood pressure or depression
- Unable or unwilling to use a telephone unaided
- Unwilling to accept random assignment to study condition
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 1999
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
December 1 2003
Estimated Enrollment :
225 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00131092
Start Date
June 1 1999
End Date
December 1 2003
Last Update
December 11 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Stanford Prevention Research Center
Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5705