Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Disease, Exercise

In brief

Many elderly primary care patients are at high risk for health complications and functional impairment due to low levels of physical activity. Previous trials of counseling of elderly patients in primary care clinics have not demonstrated lasting physical activity change and have not evaluated fitness changes associated with any increased activity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00013195

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

210

Expected to finish

2000-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 60-80 year old patients referred to a walking program by a primary care provider.

Where it is running

• G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS — Jacksonport, Arkansas, United States

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