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Efficacy Of A Family Practice-Based Lifestyle Intervention Program To Increase Physical Activity And Reduce Clinical And Physiological Markers Of Vascular Health In Patients With High Normal Blood Pressure And/Or High Normal Blood Glucose (Snac): Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial, Robert Petrella, Kuni Aizawa, Kevin Shoemaker, Tom Overend, Leonard Piché, Mauricio Marin, Sheree Shapiro, Sophie Atkin
Efficacy Of A Family Practice-Based Lifestyle Intervention Program To Increase Physical Activity And Reduce Clinical And Physiological Markers Of Vascular Health In Patients With High Normal Blood Pressure And/Or High Normal Blood Glucose (Snac): Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial, Robert Petrella, Kuni Aizawa, Kevin Shoemaker, Tom Overend, Leonard Piché, Mauricio Marin, Sheree Shapiro, Sophie Atkin
Leonard Piché
BACKGROUND: Previous interventions to increase physical activity and reduce cardiovascular risk factors have been targeted at individuals with established disease; less attention has been given to intervention among individuals with high risk for disease nor has there been determination of the influence of setting in which the intervention is provided. In particular, family practice represents an ideal setting for the provision and long-term maintenance of lifestyle interventions for patients at risk (ie high-normal blood pressure or impaired glucose tolerance).
METHODS/DESIGN: The Staged Nutrition and Activity Counseling (SNAC) study is a randomized clustered design clinical trial that will investigate the effectiveness …