Stay Strong: A Physical Activity Program for Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Exercise

In brief

This project is Project three of a four project Prevention Coaching Lab CREATE grant entitled "Transforming Prevention into Action" aimed at effectively engaging patients and their families to improve their health and medical care. This project will test the feasibility and effectiveness of the prevention focused, internet mediated healthy lifestyle Stay Strong program tailored to the needs, preferences and demographics of OEF/OIF/OND Veterans.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02360293

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

465

Starts

2017-09-25

Expected to finish

2019-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• OEF/OIF/OND Veteran
• Can identify a VA Medical Center and VA Health Care Provider responsible for his/her care in the system
• Interested in starting a physical activity program in the next 30 days
• Access to a computer with an internet connection and a working USB port.
• A smartphone running a compatible iOS or Android operating system.
• Younger than Age 65

You may not qualify if…

• Veteran self-reports that a health care provider has told the patient that it is currently unsafe to exercise in an unsupervised or unmonitored setting. (Can become eligible with written medical clearance).
• History of eating disorders or a BMI < 20
• Not competent to consent to a research study by self-reporting a legal guardian who makes medical decisions for the Veteran.

Where it is running

• VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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