Status:
COMPLETED
Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Frail Elderly
Aged
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Aging veterans with functional impairments followed in primary care clinics were randomized to counseling for a walking plus strength exercise home-based exercise program or to health education by a n...
Detailed Description
Description Background: Many older individuals are at high risk for health complications and functional impairment due to low levels of physical activity. Walking is an acceptable and safe activity as...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Referred by primary care providers in VA primary care clinics. Interested and willing to try to increase physical activity. Some self-reported or observed impairments in physical function. Excluded if there are health conditions that make home-based exercise not appropriate. Observed or self-reported physical function impairment Able to walk for health Living independently in community Able to return to VA MedicalCenter for research visits Enrolled in primary care Access to telephone
Exclusion
- Any of these within 6 months: myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, TIA or stroke, leg fracture, seizure, uncontrolled arrhythmia, unstable angina Uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia FEV1 less than 1.5 Any condition that provider believes would make unsupervised exercise unsafe
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
240 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00105781
Start Date
November 1 2002
End Date
February 1 2006
Last Update
April 7 2015
Active Locations (1)
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G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Jacksonport, Arkansas, United States, 39216