The TLC2 (Teaching Healthy Lifestyles to Caregivers 2)/CALM (Counseling Advice for Lifestyle Management) Study
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Health Behavior, Psychological Stress, Healthy
In brief
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, on improving physical activity and dietary patterns in a high-stress population.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00131105
- Run by
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- People needed
- 200
- Starts
- 2003-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2007-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2008-12-23
Who can join
Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 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
You may not qualify if…
- 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
Where it is running
- Stanford Prevention Research Center — Stanford, California, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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