Recruiting
Phase 1

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Great Lakes Research Into Practice Network

Code:

NCT00269009

Conditions

Tobacco Use Disorder

Alcohol Abuse

Lack of Physical Activity

Poor Diet

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

CHERL

Study Details

Brief summary:

The investigators want to find out if providing a Community Health Educator Referral Liaison (CHERL) helps practices help their patients change risky behaviors (tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and risky drinking) by connecting patients to available services in the community or directly providing behavior change support.

Conditions

Tobacco Use Disorder

Alcohol Abuse

Lack of Physical Activity

Poor Diet

Study ID

NCT00269009

Start date

Jan, 2006

Status verified date

Sep, 2006

Completion date

Feb, 2007

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients, clinicians, and their staff participating in this GRIN study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients, clinicians, and their staff who are not participating in this GRIN study.

Study Design

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Educational/Counseling/Training

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

CHERL

Primary outcome measure

  • The primary outcome of interest is the referral rate for any unhealthy behavior to the CHERL with the predictor variable being referral-only versus consultant-enhanced practices. [ Time Frame: undefined ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Genesys Health System

Recruiting

Flint, Michigan, United States, 48446

Contacts

Amy Thompson

810-245-4523

MCRC

Recruiting

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 48823

Contacts

Lori Fitzpartick

616-732-6213

UP Health Education Corporation

Recruiting

Marquette, Michigan, United States, 49855

Contacts

Debra Weymouth

906-225-7667

More Information

Sponsor

Great Lakes Research Into Practice Network

Last update posted

Jan 11, 2007

Last verified

Sep, 2006

Keywords

  • Tobacco use

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Great Lakes Research Into Practice Network on 2007-01-11.