The CHAT (Community Health Advice by Telephone) Study

NCT ID: NCT00131092

Last Updated: 2009-12-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

225 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-06-30

Study Completion Date

2003-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Two hundred and twenty five healthy, sedentary men and women ages 55 and older will be randomly assigned to one of three conditions: 12 months of physical activity counseling delivered by a human counselor, 12 months of physical activity counseling delivered by a telephone-linked computer system, or a 12-month attention-control condition (a health education class). Data on physical activity participation and related quality of life indicators (e.g., improved physical functioning, fitness, sleep) will be collected at baseline, 6 months, 12 month post-test and 18 month follow-up. The primary hypotheses are:

* participants in either physical activity counseling condition will show greater improvements in physical activity participation at 12 months compared to the attention-control condition;
* participants in the human counselor condition will show greater improvements in physical activity at 12 months relative to the computer condition; and
* participants in the computer condition will show better maintenance of physical activity between 12 and 18 months compared to participants in the human counselor condition.

Conditions

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Health Behavior Healthy

Keywords

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exercise aging physical activity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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The Stanford Active Choices program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The TLC system

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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

Exclusion Criteria

* 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
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Abby C. King, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford Prevention Research Center

Locations

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Stanford Prevention Research Center

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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King AC, Friedman R, Marcus B, Castro C, Forsyth L, Napolitano M, Pinto B. Harnessing motivational forces in the promotion of physical activity: the Community Health Advice by Telephone (CHAT) project. Health Educ Res. 2002 Oct;17(5):627-36. doi: 10.1093/her/17.5.627.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12408207 (View on PubMed)

Castro CM, King AC. Telephone-assisted counseling for physical activity. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2002 Apr;30(2):64-8. doi: 10.1097/00003677-200204000-00004.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11991539 (View on PubMed)

Pinto BM, Friedman R, Marcus BH, Kelley H, Tennstedt S, Gillman MW. Effects of a computer-based, telephone-counseling system on physical activity. Am J Prev Med. 2002 Aug;23(2):113-20. doi: 10.1016/s0749-3797(02)00441-5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12121799 (View on PubMed)

Glanz K, Shigaki D, Farzanfar R, Pinto B, Kaplan B, Friedman RH. Participant reactions to a computerized telephone system for nutrition and exercise counseling. Patient Educ Couns. 2003 Feb;49(2):157-63. doi: 10.1016/s0738-3991(02)00076-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12566210 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01AG016587

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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Sponsored Proj. Office #20047

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AG0033

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id