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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00521209 |
RATIONALE: Clinic-based health programs may be effective in improving the diets and physical activity levels of low-income, uninsured participants in Los Angeles County, California.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying a patient-directed lifestyle change and health promotion program to see how well it works compared with usual care in low-income, uninsured participants in Los Angeles County, California.
Condition | Intervention |
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Health Status Unknown |
Procedure: complementary or alternative medicine procedure Procedure: counseling Procedure: dietary intervention Procedure: exercise intervention Procedure: medical chart review Procedure: questionnaire administration |
Study Type: | Observational |
Official Title: | Improving Health Habits: Self-Care Priorities |
Estimated Enrollment: | 140 |
Study Start Date: | March 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: The two participating clinics are randomly assigned to provide care as outlined below to participants who routinely visit that clinic.
In both arms, participants also undergo a 30-minute interview about diet and physical activity and take a step test to measure heart rate and oxygen level during the follow-up visits. All participants undergo an exit interview at the end of the study about their perceptions of the program and what can be improved in the study. Participants' medical record information is examined for the period of 12 months prior to enrollment in the study, during the 12-month study period, and for 12 months after the exit interview date.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 140 participants (40 for arm I and 100 for arm II) will be accrued for this study.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Receiving care at one of two study sites within the Venice Family Clinic network of clinics: Simms-Mann Clinic or Rose Avenue Clinic
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
No medical condition precluding participation in common forms of aerobic or resistance exercise, including any of the following:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
United States, California | |
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA | Recruiting |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781 | |
Contact: Clinical Trials Office - Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center a 888-798-0719 |
Study Chair: | Lillian Gelberg, MD, MSPH | Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000561559, UCLA-G-060801501A |
Study First Received: | August 24, 2007 |
Last Updated: | July 25, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00521209 |
Health Authority: | Unspecified |
health status unknown |