Life StyleNCT02468973
Supporting Patients in Lifestyle Health Behavior Change by Medical Students at Primary Care Clinics in Zefat Israel
A study testing Life style counseling in people with Life Style, run by Clalit Health Services at 1 site in Israel.
Trial summary
Medical students from zefad medical school volunteer to assist patients with chronic diseases to make lifestyle changes. Each student will work closely with a family doctor who finds patients who need and want it accompanied by a change he introduced them and guide him on health status, medication and change the… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Life Style
- What is being tested?
- Life style counseling
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 29 participants
- Where
- 1 siteIsrael
- Study dates
- Oct 2015to Jul 2017
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- aged 20-80
- male or female
- Chronically ill patients who suffers from hypertension, diabetes, obesity, stable heart disease, high blood lipids, etc
- spotted by a family doctor needed a change in lifestyle to improve his health
- expressed his desire to participate process consulting and support.
Who cannot join
- patients aged less than 20 or more than 80 years
- patients with complex medical problems and unstable heart disease
- patients who are not interested in supporting.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Accompanying and Supporting Patients in Lifestyle Health Behavior Change by Medical Students at Primary Care Clinics in Zefat Israel
Medical students from zefad medical school volunteer to assist patients with chronic diseases to make lifestyle changes.
Each student will work closely with a family doctor who finds patients who need and want it accompanied by a change he introduced them and guide him on health status, medication and change the desired objectives.
In the program students will receive guidance on healthy lifestyle and support a patient to perform health changes in theoretical and practical. Training sessions will be held periodically, close supervision and guidance, counseling and cross-fertilization and updates from the scientific literature.
Read the detailed description
The challenge of the third millennium doorway medicine is dealing with an epidemic of chronic diseases caused by unhealthy lifestyle. Medical students spent many hours in acquiring knowledge in the medical professions but little time invested in studying fields related to medicine lifestyles.
On the other side, the family doctors in charge of health promotion in the community find themselves inundated with patients that often can make lifestyle on the one hand but a huge shortage of time for providing advice and support in favor of this issue on the other.
The Faculty of Medicine in Safed project exists "As you hear" where each student is asked to choose a project support and assistance to the community. Medical students who elected to be incorporated into this project with the assistance of patients with chronic diseases to lifestyle changes.
Each student will work closely with a family doctor who finds for patients who need and want it accompanied by a change he introduced them and guide him on health status, medication and change the desired objectives.
In the program students will receive guidance on healthy lifestyle and support a patient to perform health changes in theoretical and practical. Training sessions will be held periodically, close supervision and guidance, counseling and cross-fertilization and updates from the scientific literature.
The student will meet with patients and support them to make a lifestyle change in favor of health
- Conditions
- Life Style
- Being tested
- Life style counseling
- Keywords
- health behavior, consultation, undergraduate
- Medical subject headings
- Health Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Life style counselingBehavioural
Life style counseling for chronic patients by medical students
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Life style counseling | Other | Students will meet chronic patients and will counsel for life style Receives: Behavioral: Life style counseling |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
patients report of lifestyle change
Measured: 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Jun 2015 (estimated)
- Study startOct 2015
- Primary completionJul 2017
- Study completionJul 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Life StyleStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 29 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dr Lilach Maletsky, Clalit Health Services
- Investigators
- lilach malatskey, MD, Principal investigator, Clalit Health Services
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02468973
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- COM-0046-14
- Status last verified
- Jan 2018
- First submitted
- 26 May 2015
- Last updated
- 25 Jan 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jan 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Accompanying and Supporting Patients in Lifestyle Health Behavior Change by Medical Students at Primary Care Clinics in Zefat Israel
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02468973
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- COM-0046-14
- Conditions
- Life Style
- Keywords
- health behavior, consultation, undergraduate
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 29 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Clalit Health ServicesUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Oct 2015
- Primary completion
- Jul 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Jun 2015 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Medical students from zefad medical school volunteer to assist patients with chronic diseases to make lifestyle changes.
Each student will work closely with a family doctor who finds patients who need and want it accompanied by a change he introduced them and guide him on health status, medication and change the desired objectives.
In the program students will receive guidance on healthy lifestyle and support a patient to perform health changes in theoretical and practical. Training sessions will be held periodically, close supervision and guidance, counseling and cross-fertilization and updates from the scientific literature.
Detailed description
The challenge of the third millennium doorway medicine is dealing with an epidemic of chronic diseases caused by unhealthy lifestyle. Medical students spent many hours in acquiring knowledge in the medical professions but little time invested in studying fields related to medicine lifestyles.
On the other side, the family doctors in charge of health promotion in the community find themselves inundated with patients that often can make lifestyle on the one hand but a huge shortage of time for providing advice and support in favor of this issue on the other.
The Faculty of Medicine in Safed project exists "As you hear" where each student is asked to choose a project support and assistance to the community. Medical students who elected to be incorporated into this project with the assistance of patients with chronic diseases to lifestyle changes.
Each student will work closely with a family doctor who finds for patients who need and want it accompanied by a change he introduced them and guide him on health status, medication and change the desired objectives.
In the program students will receive guidance on healthy lifestyle and support a patient to perform health changes in theoretical and practical. Training sessions will be held periodically, close supervision and guidance, counseling and cross-fertilization and updates from the scientific literature.
The student will meet with patients and support them to make a lifestyle change in favor of health
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Life style counseling | Other | Behavioral: Life style counselingStudents will meet chronic patients and will counsel for life style |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- aged 20-80
- male or female
- Chronically ill patients who suffers from hypertension, diabetes, obesity, stable heart disease, high blood lipids, etc
- spotted by a family doctor needed a change in lifestyle to improve his health
- expressed his desire to participate process consulting and support.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- patients aged less than 20 or more than 80 years
- patients with complex medical problems and unstable heart disease
- patients who are not interested in supporting.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Life style counselingLife style counseling for chronic patients by medical students | Behavioural | Life style counseling |
Primary outcome
patients report of lifestyle change
Time frame: 2 years
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jan 2018.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
lilach malatskey, MD principal investigator
Clalit Health Services
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Life style counseling in people with Life Style, run by Clalit Health Services at 1 site in Israel.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Israel. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
patients report of lifestyle change (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jan 2018.