The Kickstart Health Program

Corewell Health East22 enrolled

Overview

This study is testing the acceptability and feasibility of an active, experiential group therapy for health behavior change within a medical setting.

The purpose of the current study is to offer a preliminary test of feasibility and acceptability for a group intervention, conducted in a primary care setting, that aims to teach skills that initiate health behavior change. Participants will be recruited from a local family medicine clinic and groups will be held on site at the clinic. Patients will be recruited by their physicians and given a baseline survey of their exercise and nutrition behaviors as well as their overall well being and self efficacy to change their health behaviors. Participants can join the group at any time and attend as many sessions as desired. Groups are held 2 times per month and include worksheets, meditations, and exercise. Patients and their providers will be given 2 follow up surveys after 5 and 13 weeks to assess for acceptability and feasibility of the program, as well as health behavior change. Statistical analyses will include multivariate analyses, descriptive analyses, and frequency data collection.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Health Behavior

Interventions

Cognitive behavioral experiential group therapyBEHAVIORAL

The Kickstart Health Program is a Cognitive-Behavioral Experiential Therapy (CBET) that is administered via a person-centered group therapy format. Participants receive multiple therapeutic components that include psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy. Participants will also meditate and exercise in the group.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * A patient of the Beaumont Family Medicine Center - Troy/Sterling Heights * Access to a computer or electronic device with an internet browser * Internet connectivity * Patient verbally confirms during recruitment phone call that they can independently or with minimal assistance complete online surveys * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who do not have regular access to internet connectivity * Not approved by their physician to complete the group exercises * Denies the ability to fill out online surveys with minimal assistance * Non-English speaking

Locations (1)

Beaumont Family Medicine

Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Acceptability and feasibility

Survey measure of acceptability and feasibility of the novel study in a health care setting

Time frame: 5 weeks

Change in acceptability and feasibility from 5 weeks

Survey measure of a change in acceptability and feasibility of the novel study in a health care setting

Time frame: 13 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Personal Medical History Questionnaire

Measure of relevant medical history

Time frame: Baseline

Health Specific Self Efficacy Scales

Measure of one's belief that one can engage in health behavior and it is important

Time frame: Baseline

Change in health specific self efficacy from baseline

Measure of one's belief that one can engage in health behavior and it is important

Time frame: 5-weeks

Change in health specific self efficacy from 5-weeks

Measure of one's belief that one can engage in health behavior and it is important

Time frame: 13-weeks

Exercise Beliefs and Benefits Scale (EBBS)

Measure of one's belief that one can engage in exercise and it is important

Time frame: Baseline, 5-, and 13-weeks

Change in exercise Beliefs and Benefits Scale (EBBS) from baseline

Measure of one's belief that one can engage in exercise and it is important

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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