Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:46 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:46 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00731094
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* at least 18 years of age at the time of enrollment,
* one or more primary care clinic visits at VAPHS in the 12 months prior to enrollment
* overweight or obese, with a BMI \> =25.0 kg/m\^2 at the most recent primary care visit prior to enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria:
* primary care provider judgment that unsupervised moderate-intensity exercise will place the Veteran at risk of a cardiovascular event, or other safety concern for guided but unsupervised physical activity
* Veteran is nonambulatory or requires assistive devices to ambulate (e.g., wheelchairs, prosthetic legs, canes or walkers),
* Veteran regularly participates in moderate to brisk physical activity 60 minutes or more each week
* current diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other comorbid conditions deemed to be contraindications for guided, unsupervised physical activity
* self-reported blindness and/or unable to read printed material in English (e.g., a newspaper)
* plans to move from the VAPHS treatment area in the next 12 months
* unable or unwilling to travel to the study site 4 times during the 12-month study period
* VAPHS employee
* current participant in another interventional research study that may confound outcomes
* unable or unwilling to provide signed, informed consent
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00731094
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00731094