Exercise and Weight Loss for Improving Mobility in Older Adults Who Are Obese

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

288

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2011

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2011

Conditions
Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesMetabolic Syndrome XObesity
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

Increase Physical Activity to 150 min/wk

BEHAVIORAL

Weight Loss

Lose 7-10% of body weight and increase physical activity to 150 min/wk

BEHAVIORAL

Health Education Control

Lectures on information relevant to successful aging

Trial Locations (3)

27105

Forsyth County Cooperative Extension Center, Winston-Salem

27292

Davidson County Coopertive Extension, Lexington

27405

Guilford County, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Center, Greensboro

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

lead

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

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