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2011

Behavioral intervention

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Stimulant Reduction Intervention Using Dosed Exercise (Stride) - Ctn 0037: Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial, Madhukar H. Trivedi, Tracy L. Greer, Bruce D. Grannemann, Timothy S. Church, Eugene Somoza, Steven N. Blair, Jose Szapocznik, Mark Stoutenberg, Chad Rethorst, Diane Warden, Kolette M. Ring, Robrina Walker, David W. Morris, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Tiffany Kyle, Bess H. Marcus, Becca Crowell, Neal Oden, Edward Nunes Sep 2011

Stimulant Reduction Intervention Using Dosed Exercise (Stride) - Ctn 0037: Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial, Madhukar H. Trivedi, Tracy L. Greer, Bruce D. Grannemann, Timothy S. Church, Eugene Somoza, Steven N. Blair, Jose Szapocznik, Mark Stoutenberg, Chad Rethorst, Diane Warden, Kolette M. Ring, Robrina Walker, David W. Morris, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Tiffany Kyle, Bess H. Marcus, Becca Crowell, Neal Oden, Edward Nunes

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Background: There is a need for novel approaches to the treatment of stimulant abuse and dependence. Clinical data examining the use of exercise as a treatment for the abuse of nicotine, alcohol, and other substances suggest that exercise may be a beneficial treatment for stimulant abuse, with direct effects on decreased use and craving. In addition, exercise has the potential to improve other health domains that may be adversely affected by stimulant use or its treatment, such as sleep disturbance, cognitive function, mood, weight gain, quality of life, and anhedonia, since it has been shown to improve many of these …


Changes In Cvd Risk Factors In The Activity Counseling Trial, Meghan Baruth, Sarah Wilcox, James F. Sallis, Abby C. King, Bess H. Marcus, Steven N. Blair Jan 2011

Changes In Cvd Risk Factors In The Activity Counseling Trial, Meghan Baruth, Sarah Wilcox, James F. Sallis, Abby C. King, Bess H. Marcus, Steven N. Blair

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Primary care facilities may be a natural setting for delivering interventions that focus on behaviors that improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. The purpose of this study was to examine the 24-month effects of the Activity Counseling Trial (ACT) on CVD risk factors, to examine whether changes in CVD risk factors differed according to baseline risk factor status, and to examine whether changes in fitness were associated with changes in CVD risk factors. ACT was a 24-month multicenter randomized controlled trial to increase physical activity. Participants were 874 inactive men and women aged 35-74 years. Participants were randomly assigned to …