Phase 1
N=394
Computerized Health Education to Promote Physical Activity
Hypertension
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00242658 ↗Enrolled (actual)
394
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2011
Primary outcome: Primary: 7-Day Physical Activity Recall (7-Day PAR) — 54.85; 44.89 minutes
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Interventions
- Tailored Physical Activity Intervention (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 21+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Primary completion
- Dec 2007
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY 7-Day Physical Activity Recall (7-Day PAR) |
54.85; 44.89 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Behavioral Processes of Change Between Baseline and 6 Months |
0.52; 0.18 | — |
Summary
This study will test the efficacy of providing primary care physicians and their patients with computer-tailored information, based on patients' responses to survey questions. The health education messages are designed to encourage patients to become physically active and to encourage physicians to counsel their patients about exercise.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Ability to speak and read English
- Current patient of a physician participating in this study (if selecting a new physician, may deliberately select one that is involved in the study, in order to participate)
- Ability to complete all written surveys
- Accessible for follow-up telephone surveys
- Ability to undergo exercise testing
Exclusion Criteria
- Currently participating in another research study
- Planning to move out of the Philadelphia area
- Unable to walk without pain
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the year following study entry
- Excessive drinking
- Coronary heart disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Arrhythmia
- Recurrent seizures
- Dizziness
- Balance problems
- Psychoses
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00242658). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.