Evaluation of Effect of Exercise on Prescription - a Psychological Perspective

University of Southern Denmark200 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a primary healthcare intervention called 'Exercise on Prescription' aimed at increasing level of physical activity and psychological parameters in a population of sedentary patients with increased risk of developing lifestyle diseases. The effect is evaluated using patient-reported variables.

Exercise prescriptions are used for initiating a physical active lifestyle in sedentary populations. A Danish project called 'Exercise on Prescription' (EoP) is implemented in primary healthcare. Patients eligible for EoP are non-institutionalised adults with medically controlled lifestyle diseases or risk factors of lifestyle diseases, who are motivated to change lifestyle, able to improve health status through a physical active lifestyle, and willing to pay a fee of €100 for the intervention. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect on: 1) Self-efficacy, 2) Readiness to change, 3) Decisional balance, 4) physical activity level, and 5) health related quality of life. The EoP-group is compared to an intervention group receiving only motivational counselling.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Physical Inactivity Motivation Behavior Change

Interventions

Exercise on PrescriptionBEHAVIORAL

Exercise two times a week for two months at a physiotherapist. Afterwards exercise one time a week at a physiotherapist and self-contained training one time a week for 2 months.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients referred to the Exercise on Prescription scheme by their general practitioner * Volunteer to participate in the trial Exclusion Criteria: * BMI over 35

Locations (1)

Centre of Applied and Clinical Exercise Science, Institute og Sport Sciences and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denamrk

Odense, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient-reported Self-efficacy level at 4, 10 and 16 months. Patient-reported Decisional balance level at 4, 10 and 16 months. Patient-reported Readiness to change level at 4, 10 and 16 months.

Time frame: 16 months

Secondary Outcomes

Patient-reported physical activity level at 4, 10 and 16 months. . Patient-reported health related quality of life at 4, 10 and 16 months. Patient-reported compliance with national guidelines for physical activity at 4, 10 and 16 months.

Time frame: 16 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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