NCT00594360

Evaluation of Effect of Exercise on Prescription - a Psychological Perspective

Exercise on Prescription: Effects and Comparison of Psychological Parameters Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Health Physical Between Participants in a Danish Version of Exercise on Prescription.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity
• Motivation
• Behavior Change

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise on Prescription	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-11-01
• Primary completion: 2008-05-01
• Completion: 2008-05-01
• First posted: 2008-01-15
• Last updated: 2008-01-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark