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A Structural Approach to Implement the Role of 'Physical Activity Counselors' in Sports and Exercise Promotion

NCT ID: NCT01516099

Last Updated: 2013-08-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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The primary aim of this study is to investigate how a physical activity counselor can offer an added value in the sports and exercise promotion in Flanders. The investigators will explore if the physical activity counselor, in collaboration with the setting of general practitioners and social-cultural associations, can refer sedentary people and persons who are active in a non-organized context, into systematic participation in sports and/or exercise. Additionally, the investigators want to determine if the physical activity counselor will succeed in referring the target population to the local supervised and structured sports and exercise activities.

Detailed Description

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Being regularly physically active is a basic component of a healthy lifestyle. However, a large amount of the Flemish population does not reach the prescribed guidelines and cannot enjoy the health benefits related to an active lifestyle. One part of the population is physically active but makes no use of the existing, structured and supervised exercise and sports programs. Therefore the chance on lifetime participation in sports and exercise is quite low in this group. Another group consists of sedentary people that does not participate in any exercise or sports activity at all.

A physical activity counselor can possibly deliver a crucial service for the above mentioned groups. He/she can design an individualized sports- or exercise approach and program. In the short term, the physical activity counselor can guide the participant into his first success experiences regarding exercise and sports. In the long term, the chance of remaining physically active will increase by improving the understanding and the self-confidence of these participants.

However it is questioned how the physical activity counselor can reach these target groups in an efficient way, as the traditional sports and exercise promotion seems to have no impact on these persons. A first alternative may be the setting of the general practitioners. The general practitioner is, as a care provider in primary health care, in a good position to refer sedentary people or those who are active in a non-organized context to a physical activity counselor for 'minimal' coaching. A second alternative can be the setting of the social-cultural associations (e.g. seniors association, women association, neighborhood actions, …). The social context and the local networks in these associations facilitate the proper forms of motivation to exercise with other people and to adapt to a healthy lifestyle.

Conditions

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Sedentary Lifestyle

Keywords

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Physical activity counselor Active and healthy lifestyle General Practitioner Social-cultural Organization

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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General Practitioners

The general practitioner can refer his patients to a physical activity counselor for an individual coaching. The investigators aim for a brief coaching period of 10 weeks with the objective that the people continue their active lifestyle afterwards.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

General Practitioners

Intervention Type OTHER

The general practitioner can refer his patients to a physical activity counselor for an individual coaching (intake session with development of program and pretesting, follow up by e-mail or phone (max 4x), personal contact moments (max 3x) and exit session with evaluation and posttesting).

Social-cultural organizations

In the social-cultural organization, members can sign in for group sessions led by the physical activity counselor. The investigators aim for a brief coaching period of 10 weeks with the objective that the people continue their active lifestyle afterwards.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Social-cultural organizations

Intervention Type OTHER

In the social-cultural organization, members can sign in for group sessions led by the physical activity counselor (intake session with development of program and pretesting, follow up by email or letters (max 4x), personal contact moments (max 4x) and exit session with evaluation and posttesting).

Interventions

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General Practitioners

The general practitioner can refer his patients to a physical activity counselor for an individual coaching (intake session with development of program and pretesting, follow up by e-mail or phone (max 4x), personal contact moments (max 3x) and exit session with evaluation and posttesting).

Intervention Type OTHER

Social-cultural organizations

In the social-cultural organization, members can sign in for group sessions led by the physical activity counselor (intake session with development of program and pretesting, follow up by email or letters (max 4x), personal contact moments (max 4x) and exit session with evaluation and posttesting).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Between 18-75 years of age
* Able to walk

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe cardial disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Belgian Government

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Christophe Delecluse

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Christophe Delecluse, PhD, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences

Locations

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences

Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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S53801

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id