NCT06212895

Expectations of Patients Regarding Exercise in an Outpatient Clinic

Attitude and Expectations of Patients Regarding Exercise and Physical Activity as a Therapeutic Option in an Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic - A Cross-Sectional-Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Regensburg · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Exercise and physical activity are recommended in many clinical guidelines in orthopdeci diseases. Costs, time, doctor-patient-communication and the type of prescription are possible limitations of prescribing exercise as a therapy. It is essential to know the expactiations and attitude of the patients for an accurate, patient-centered, prescription. This trial aims to reveal patients point of view and attitude.

Conditions

• Communcation
• Physical Activity
• Prescription

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Survey	A survey is handled out at the patient registration. Patients can fill it out during waiting for their appointment. The physician, who treats the patients is not aware aout the filling status or content. The Survy will not influence the treatment. The Survey consists of 3 parts: patients attidude and expectations, and questionnaire about their usual physical activity and the validated Expectation Treatment Score.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-15
• Completion: 2025-07-01
• First posted: 2024-01-19
• Last updated: 2024-01-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany