The CHAT (Community Health Advice by Telephone) Study

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Health Behavior, Healthy

In brief

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 improving regular physical activity among adults ages 55 and older.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00131092

Run by

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

People needed

225

Starts

1999-06-01

Expected to finish

2003-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-12-11

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Stanford Prevention Research Center — Stanford, California, United States

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