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Lifestyle Medicine for Chronic Diseases in Rural Patients

This study is exploring a lifestyle counseling and coaching program to help rural patients manage chronic conditions like obesity, high cholesterol (hyperlipidemias), polycystic ovary syndrome, high blood pressure (hypertension), and coronary heart disease. The program offers personalized exercise plans and encourages setting "SMART" goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) and using wearable fitness trackers to monitor activity. The researchers want to see how many people are interested in the program (demand), how many complete it (attrition rate), and how much their physical activity changes. You could be eligible if you are between 18 and 64 years old, have two or more diagnosed chronic diseases that can benefit from exercise, and get a referral from your doctor. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 95 participants. It is a pilot program focused on providing lifestyle counseling and coaching.
What's involved
You would need a referral from your primary care physician. After a one-month referral period, you would have three months of access to a wellness facility and participate in lifestyle counseling and coaching.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your physical activity will be measured at 4 months, and attrition rate will also be measured at 4 months.

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NCT06049420

Lifestyle Medicine: Establishing Clinical Approaches to Chronic Disease for Rural Patients

Recruiting
NAAges 18–64InterventionalTreatment
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
~95 participants
Updated 2025-07-25 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Lifestyle counseling and coaching

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Demand
Measured over 1 month
+5 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Obesity
Hyperlipidemias
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Hypertension
Coronary Heart Disease
Heart Failure
Depression, Anxiety
Type II Diabetes
Metabolic Syndrome

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
West Virginia1

Study leadership

  • Christopher L Pankey, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Who to contact

Christopher L Pankey, Ph.D.
[email protected]
3047936576
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Program admittance will be restricted to patients with 2+ diagnosed diseases that have sufficient evidence for the efficacy of exercise therapy (obesity, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, type II diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, depression, anxiety)
physician referral required

Exclusion

no chronic disease diagnosis, lack of physician referral, unwillingness to participate.

What this trial measures

  • Demand1 month

    initial demand for the program

  • Attrition rate4 months

    Drop out rate after opting in to the intervention

  • physical activity4 months

    minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity

  • Body CompositionOnce at enrollment, and once at cessation of the intervention 4 weeks later.

    Fat mass (kg) and Fat free mass (kg) will be collected pre- and post-intervention

  • Body CompositionOnce at enrollment, and once at cessation of the intervention 4 weeks later.

    bone mineral content (g) will be collected pre- and post-intervention

  • Body CompositionOnce at enrollment, and once at cessation of the intervention 4 weeks later.

    bone density (g/cm\^2)) will be collected pre- and post-intervention