Physical Activity Effects on Health Care Utilization - Tabular View

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	May 25, 2000
Last Updated Date	June 23, 2005
Start Date ^ICMJE	September 1992
Primary Completion Date
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE
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Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE
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Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	Physical Activity Effects on Health Care Utilization
Official Title ^ICMJE
Brief Summary	To determine the magnitude of the relationship between physical activity level and subsequent health care utilization over a seven to ten week period in a general population.
Detailed Description	BACKGROUND: In recent years, the benefits of a physically active lifestyle have been well established with respect to chronic health problems such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, obesity and osteoporosis. However, the extent to which physical activity influences health care utilization is less clear. If physical activity levels are inversely associated with utilization patterns, then policies encouraging exercise may produce short-term reduction in health care costs. DESIGN NARRATIVE: A multivariate regression analysis was conducted for a representative sample of more than 600 adults who participated in a longitudinal field trial of health risk appraisal instruments. Using the Harvard Alumni Activity Survey as the physical activity measure, the analysis controlled for a variety of predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics that also influenced utilization behavior.
Study Phase
Study Type ^ICMJE	Observational
Study Design ^ICMJE	Natural History
Condition ^ICMJE	Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases
Intervention ^ICMJE
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
Publications *
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Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE
Completion Date	September 1993
Primary Completion Date
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	No eligibility criteria
Gender	Male
Ages
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE

Administrative Information
NCT ID ^ICMJE	NCT00005415
Responsible Party
Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	4333
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborators ^ICMJE
Investigators ^ICMJE
Information Provided By	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Verification Date	June 2000
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