Changing Healthy Outcomes In Clinic Environments

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Diabetes

In brief

This study will compare three methods of counseling to determine which is most effective at motivating participants to adopt healthy lifestyle habits. The three methods are: individual counseling, working in groups with a health educator, and receiving advice from a physician. The health goals for subjects in this study are: 1) increase physical activity to 30 minutes each day, 2) reduce fat intake to less than 30% of total calories, 3) increase consumption of fruits and vegetables to at least 5 servings each day, and 4) reduce percentage of body fat to a healthy level.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00674518

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

103

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-20

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Primary care patient patients who are sedentary (less than one exercise bout per week
• 30 - 65 years old
• In stable health, defined as an absence of serious chronic disease (i.e., recent myocardial infarction or CVA, uncontrolled metabolic conditions like thyrotoxicosis or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus).
• If the participants are taking medication for medical conditions, they have to be on a stable dose for at least three months with no medication change in past 3 months.
• Participants must be independent in living and able to obtain weekly transportation to OHSU
• able to increase their physical activity.

You may not qualify if…

• Non ambulatory
• Contraindications to exercise due to medical conditions using the AHA criteria and the ACSM Guidelines For Exercise Testing and Prescription. Examples are CAD, CHF, Recent CVA, poorly controlled DM (fasting glucose over 200 mg/dl), poorly controlled HTN, Severe COPD, Thyrotoxicosis, and Morbid Obesity with BMI > 40.

Where it is running

• Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States

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