Sedentary Behaviors Reduction and Physical Activity Promotion for Optimal Medical StudentS

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-11

Study Completion Date

2024-09-30

Brief Summary

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Medical students are under great competitive pressure throughout their studies. Our field surveys conducted in 2022 and 2023 at the Lyon Est Faculty of Medicine revealed that 78% of 482 students showed an excessive sedentary lifestyle compared to the threshold set by WHO. It is expected that a low level of physical activity and/or too high a sedentary lifestyle deteriorates significantly their quality of life and their health. In 2014, a British survey of 356 students in Medicine showed that lack of physical activity was an major predictor of burnout symptoms. Numerous studies show that regular physical activity improves the mental health of students and their cognitive performance.

The PROMESS - PHYSICAL ACTIVITY project aims to offer solutions to students to decrease their sedentary behavior and to improve their physical activity level during their medical studies through an intervention program. From a long term perspective, this intervention may also prevent disorders related to inadequate levels of physical activity and/or sedentary behavior. It responds to a demand expressed by students : our previous field study showed that 45% of fourth-year students declared being "very interested and/or interested" in following an intervention that aimed at improving physical activity. The objective of this study is to determine the influence of an intervention based on sedentary behavior reduction and physical activity promotion among medical students.

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Detailed Description

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Our project aims to help future healthcare professionals to adopt health-promoting behaviors during their studies in a preventive approach. This support will be provided through an intervention of physical activity management during their curriculum. Specifically, 4th and 5th-year students at the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon Est will have the opportunity to participate in the PROMESS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY project. This intervention will span 11 weeks. At the end of this period, we expect improvements in both subjective and objective indicators of physical activity and sedentary.

METHODS.

PRE-INTERVENTION. Week 1-3. Students will undergo a two-hour session, during which, they will complete questionnaires on physical activity and sedentary behavior. Bioimpedance measurements will be recorded. Students will also perform three physical fitness tests (vertical jump, maximal isometric strength and endurance). Then, they will wore actimeters to record sedentary behaviors and physical activity levels during three weeks (from week 1 to week 3).

INTERVENTION. From week 5 to week 11. The intervention will consist of three individual sessions, each lasting one hour, with approximately 15 days between each session. Each session includes individual interview between a physical activity expert and the participant (i.e. student).The sessions will be scheduled as follow: week 5 and 6 (session 1), week 7 and 8 (session 2), week 9, 10, and 11 (session 3). During the interview, the expert will realize an initial assessment of student physical activity and sedentary behavior levels and will give personalized goals to student. Subsequent sessions will follow the same structure.

Conditions

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Health Behavior Health-Related Behavior Physical Inactivity Sedentary Behavior Sedentary Time

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

All volunteers will receive a physical activity and sedentary management intervention.

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Physical Activity Intervention

One arm : all volunteers will receive an intervention program based on sedentary behavior reduction and physical activity promotion.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sedentary and physical activity behaviors

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will consist of three individual sessions, each lasting one hour, with approximately 15 days between each session. The sessions will be scheduled as follow: Week 5 and 6 (session 1), week 7 and 8 (session 2), week 9, 10, and 11 (session 3). During these sessions, subjective and objective indicators related to sedentary behaviors and the physical activity levels will be recorded to assess the progress of each student.

Interventions

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Sedentary and physical activity behaviors

The intervention will consist of three individual sessions, each lasting one hour, with approximately 15 days between each session. The sessions will be scheduled as follow: Week 5 and 6 (session 1), week 7 and 8 (session 2), week 9, 10, and 11 (session 3). During these sessions, subjective and objective indicators related to sedentary behaviors and the physical activity levels will be recorded to assess the progress of each student.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being a 4th-year or a 5th-year medical student at the Faculty of Medicine Lyon East during the academic year 2023-2024.
* Having read the information note.
* Having signed the written consent.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes