Status:
COMPLETED
The TLC2 (Teaching Healthy Lifestyles to Caregivers 2)/CALM (Counseling Advice for Lifestyle Management) Study
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Health Behavior
Psychological Stress
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a 12-month telephone-supervised, home-based physical activity and dietary intervention, conducted in either a sequential or simultaneous fashion...
Detailed Description
This study combines elements of two previous studies--Teaching Healthy Lifestyles for Caregivers (TLC2) and Counseling Advice for Lifestyle Management (CALM)--to compare exercise and diet intervention...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women ages 50 and older
- Current family caregiver
- Currently experiencing significant psychological stress
- Free of any medical condition that would limit participation in independent exercise
- Not currently engaged in a regular pattern of physical conditioning
- Current dietary pattern includes suboptimal total fat, saturated fat and vegetable and fruit consumption
- Free of chronic clinical psychopathology
- Stable on current medications
- Planning to remain in the geographic area throughout the duration of the trial
- Able to read and speak English sufficiently to understand protocol materials
- Able to use the telephone unaided
- Willing to accept random assignment to any study condition
Exclusion
- Under the age of 50
- 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)
- Dietary patterns meet current recommendations for saturated fat and vegetable and fruit consumption
- Unstable and/or uncontrolled on medications for chronic medical conditions
- Unable or unwilling to use a telephone unaided
- Unwilling to accept random assignment to study condition
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00131105
Start Date
July 1 2003
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
December 23 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Stanford Prevention Research Center
Stanford, California, United States, 94305