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The TLC2 (Teaching Healthy Lifestyles to Caregivers 2)/CALM (Counseling Advice for Lifestyle Management) Study
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT00131105
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a 12-month telephone-supervised,
home-based physical activity and dietary intervention, conducted in either a sequential or
simultaneous fashion, on improving physical activity and dietary patterns in a high-stress
population.
Official Title
Combining Exercise and Diet in Older Adults
Stanford Investigator(s)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women ages 50 and older
- Current family caregiver
- Currently experiencing significant psychological stress
- Free of any medical condition that would limit participation in independent exercise
- Not currently engaged in a regular pattern of physical conditioning
- Current dietary pattern includes suboptimal total fat, saturated fat and vegetable and
fruit consumption
- Free of chronic clinical psychopathology
- Stable on current medications
- Planning to remain in the geographic area throughout the duration of the trial
- Able to read and speak English sufficiently to understand protocol materials
- Able to use the telephone unaided
- Willing to accept random assignment to any study condition
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under the age of 50
- 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)
- Dietary patterns meet current recommendations for saturated fat and vegetable and
fruit consumption
- Unstable and/or uncontrolled on medications for chronic medical conditions
- Unable or unwilling to use a telephone unaided
- Unwilling to accept random assignment to study condition
Intervention(s):
behavioral: The Stanford Active Choices program
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305