NCT02869854

Increased Physical Activity Through Mindfulness

Increased Adherence to Physical Activity on Prescription (PAP) Through Mindfulness- A Pilot Study.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 88 (actual)
• Sponsor: Region Skane · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In a pilot study, 90 physically inactive patients will be opportunistically and consecutively recruited and randomized to three intervention groups: mindfulness training, Physical Activity on Prescription (PAP) or only PAP. Follow-up will be done at baseline, three and six months with questionnaires, accelerometers and analysis of traditional risk factors to evaluate whether mindfulness may increase physical activity and decrease physical inactivity.

Detailed description

All patients between 40 and 65 years of age who fulfil the inclusion criteria will be asked to participate in the study. Posters with information about the study will be put in the waiting room and in other strategic places. Patients who accept to participate will get written and oral information; they will sign an informed consent after the information. The patients will estimate their level of physical activity in minutes per week to control inclusion criteria. The patients will return in the morning for fasting blood samples and get an accelerometer attached to them to wear for 7 days. During this time, randomization will be performed. They will also get to answer a couple of different surveys. The results from the surveys and blood samples will be the study baseline. All patients with abnormal test results will follow a specific flow diagram for the usual care.

Conditions

• Physical Activity
• Life Style
• Mindfulness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness	Mindfulness course during 8 weeks with 20 minutes mindfulness exercise each day
BEHAVIORAL	PAP	Physical Activity on Prescription, after 3 months a new prescription

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-09-30
• Primary completion: 2018-12-18
• Completion: 2018-12-18
• First posted: 2016-08-17
• Last updated: 2025-04-16
• Results posted: 2025-04-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden