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Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behavior: Screening and Intervention in Ambulatory Primary Care

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Primary Care
Registration Number
NCT06678906
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Brief Summary

Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors are among the leading modifiable risk factors for chronic diseases. In France, despite the national Sport Health strategy, awareness campaigns physical inactivity and sedentary behavior worsened between 2005 and 2015. Primary healthcare professionals, including general practitioners and physiotherapists already involved in tertiary prevention, can act for primary and secondary prevention.

Detailed Description

In this study, we hypothesize that an innovative care pathway based on opportunistic screening by general practitioners to assess levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior, and an individualized intervention by a physiotherapist effectively supports behavioral changes towards increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behavior at 6 months in inactive adults without chronic conditions.

This multicenter study, employing an innovative stepped-wedge cluster methodology, will enable healthcare professionals from all included multidisciplinary health centers to enhance their skills in supporting health behavior changes.

For all patients, participation in the study should lead to an increased awareness of the risks associated with physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients
  • Not benefiting from Long-Term Illness coverage
  • Followed in primary outpatient care by one of the participating centers
  • Patients identified as "inactive" by the ONAPS-PAQ questionnaire during an appointment with a general practitioner in the partner Multi-Professional Health Centers, whether sedentary or not
  • Patient having signed informed consent to participate in the study
  • Patients who understand and speak French
  • Persons affiliated with a social security scheme or beneficiaries of a similar scheme
  • Patients classified as "inactive" (< 600 MET.min/week) after 7-day actimetry analysis
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient receiving follow-up for another reason with physiotherapists participating in the protocol
  • Persons referred to in articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the Public Health Code
  • Patient participating in another interventional research study with an exclusion period still ongoing at pre-inclusion

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluate the 6-month effectiveness of an individualized intervention by a physiotherapist, on physical activity and sedentary behavior in adult patients without chronic diseases6 months

1. Proportion of patients changing to a higher physical activity category, measured by actimetry, between inclusion and M6, defined as: from inactive to moderately active or very active

2. Proportion of patients changing to a lower sedentary behavior category, measured by actimetry, between inclusion and M6, defined as: from high sedentary behavior to moderate sedentary behavior or non-sedentary and from moderate sedentary behavior to non-sedentary

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Describe the perceived level of vitality and energy initially (M0), at 6 months, and at 12 months.12 monts

Score obtained at perceived vitality and energy scale

Describe the evolution of patients' physical activity and sedentary behavior levels at 6 months (for behavior change) and 12 months (for behavior maintenance).12 months

ONAPS-PAQ questionnaire score

Explore the relationship between patient characteristics and changes (at 6 months) and maintenance (at 12 months) of physical activityand sedentary behavior levels.12 months

Degree of correlation between the socio-demographic categories (age, sex, socio-economic category, environment and place of residence, type and work hours) and 7-day accelerometry measurement

Quantify the evolution of patients' physical activity and sedentary behavior levels at 6 months (for behavior change) and 12 months (for behavior maintenance).12 months

7-day accelerometry measurement

Describe the quality of motivation initially (Month 0), at 6 months, and at 12 months.12 monts

MAPS questionnaire score

Describe the satisfaction of basic psychological needs at 6 months, and at 12 months.12 monts

Basic Psychological Needs Scale score

Describe the self-efficacy perceived competence scale for engaging in a personalized physical activity program at 6 months and at 12 months.12 monts

Score obtained at perceived competence scale for engaging in a personalized physical activity program

Describe the self-esteem initially (M0), at 6 months, and at 12 months.12 monts

Score obtained at the self-esteem scale

Describe at M6 and M12 the strategies, barriers, and facilitators to patients' behavior change.12 months

Extraction of coaching verbatims coupled with a qualitative survey using semi-structured interviews on a sample of volunteer patients who may or may not have benefited from the intervention at 6 months and 12 months.

Study the relationship between ONAPS-PAQ results and 7-day actimetry in this population category (inactive and/or sedentary).12 months

Degree of correlation between categorizations obtained by energy expenditure from accelerometry and the ONAPS-PAQ questionnaire

Identify perceived barriers and facilitators to implementation in primary care at 12 months among different stakeholders (general practitioners, physiotherapists, patients).12 months

Score obtained on the scale of level of satisfaction and perception of the project's implementation in primary care by the various players: doctors, physiotherapists and patients.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pr Nicolas PINSAULT

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Saint Martin d'Hères, France

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