Physical Activity Promotion in the Brazilian Primary Health Care Using Community Health Workers Counseling
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interventional
176
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to test a methodology of counseling on physical activity among Community Health Workers working within primary health care in Brazil.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2011
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 15, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 20, 2013
CompletedMay 20, 2013
May 1, 2013
9 months
May 15, 2013
May 17, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change from baseline leisure-time and transport-related physical activity at 6 months
Measured in minutes per week
6 months
Secondary Outcomes (8)
Change from baseline self-rated health at 6 months
6 months
Change from baseline stage of behavior change at 6 months
6 months
Change from baseline barriers to physical activity practice at 6 months
6 months
Change from baseline Community Health Workers's counseling on physical activity at 6 months
6 months
Change from baseline Community Health Workers's knowledge about physical activity promotion at 1 month
1 month
- +3 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Physical activity counseling
EXPERIMENTALHome visits including physical activity promotion by the trained Community Health Workers.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONControl group.
Interventions
Home visits including physical activity promotion by the trained Community Health Workers.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- years old or more
- To be registered in the Brazilian public health system
You may not qualify if:
- Health problem or disease that would make the individual incapable of practice physical activity
- Cognitive problem or disease that would not allow the individual from answering the questionnaire alone
- To have plans to move house over the six-months subsequent period
- Being pregnant
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Related Publications (1)
Florindo AA, Costa EF, Sa TH, dos Santos TI, Velardi M, Andrade DR. Physical activity promotion in primary health care in Brazil: a counseling model applied to community health workers. J Phys Act Health. 2014 Nov;11(8):1531-9. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2012-0260. Epub 2013 Dec 31.
PMID: 24385474DERIVED
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Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alex A Florindo, Ph.D.
University of Sao Paulo
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Ph.D.
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 15, 2013
First Posted
May 20, 2013
Study Start
March 1, 2011
Primary Completion
December 1, 2011
Study Completion
December 1, 2011
Last Updated
May 20, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-05