Sedentary Behaviors Reduction and Physical Activity Promotion for Optimal Medical StudentS

NCT06297304 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: PROMESS - PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Medical students are under great competitive pressure throughout their studies. Our field surveys conducted in 2022 and 2023 at the Lyon Est Faculty of Medicine revealed that 78% of 482 students showed an excessive sedentary lifestyle compared to the threshold set by WHO. It is expected that a low level of physical activity and/or too high a sedentary lifestyle deteriorates significantly their quality of life and their health. In 2014, a British survey of 356 students in Medicine showed that lack of physical activity was an major predictor of burnout symptoms. Numerous studies show that regular physical activity improves the mental health of students and their cognitive performance. The PROMESS - PHYSICAL ACTIVITY project aims to offer solutions to students to decrease their sedentary behavior and to improve their physical activity level during their medical studies through an intervention program. From a long term perspective, this intervention may also prevent disorders related to inadequate levels of physical activity and/or sedentary behavior. It responds to a demand expressed by students : our previous field study showed that 45% of fourth-year students declared being "very interested and/or interested" in following an intervention that aimed at improving physical activity. The objective of this study is to determine the influence of an intervention based on sedentary behavior reduction and physical activity promotion among medical students.

Conditions

Health Behavior; Health-Related Behavior; Physical Inactivity; Sedentary Behavior; Sedentary Time

Keywords

Health; Student; Curriculum; Behaviour; Medical; Physical activity; Sedentary

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Perceived level of sedentary : Evolution of the score obtained at the Rapid Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ) on sedentary behaviors.

  The students level of sedentary behaviors will be assessed through the RPAQ questionnaire.This questionnaire includes questions about sedentary behaviors, such as time spent sitting down.Scores are expressed in hours per day for week and weekend days. The measure will be done every session, i.e. session 1 (week 5-6), session 2 (week 7-8) and session 3 (week 9,10,11).

  From week 5 to week 11.

Secondary Outcomes (44)

• Perceived level of physical activity : Score obtained at the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) on physical activity levels.

  Week 1 (Pre-intervention)

• Perceived level of sedentary : Score obtained at the Rapid Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ) on sedentary behaviors.

  Week 1 (Pre-intervention)

• Actimetry records.Total activity during the pre-intervention.

  From week 1 to week 3 (pre-intervention).

• Actimetry records. Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) during the pre-intervention.

  From week 1 to week 3 (pre-intervention).

• Actimetry records. Light Physical Activity during the pre-intervention.

  From week 1 to week 3 (pre-intervention).

Study Arms (1)

Physical Activity Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

One arm : all volunteers will receive an intervention program based on sedentary behavior reduction and physical activity promotion.

Behavioral: Sedentary and physical activity behaviors

Interventions

Sedentary and physical activity behaviors BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will consist of three individual sessions, each lasting one hour, with approximately 15 days between each session. The sessions will be scheduled as follow: Week 5 and 6 (session 1), week 7 and 8 (session 2), week 9, 10, and 11 (session 3). During these sessions, subjective and objective indicators related to sedentary behaviors and the physical activity levels will be recorded to assess the progress of each student.

Physical Activity Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being a 4th-year or a 5th-year medical student at the Faculty of Medicine Lyon East during the academic year 2023-2024.
• Having read the information note.
• Having signed the written consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Research on Healthcare Performance Lab U1290: lead

Study Sites (1)

RESHAPE

Lyon, 69008, France

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior; Sedentary Behavior; Behavior; Motor Activity

Study Officials

• Sophie Schlatter, Dr.

  RESHAPE U1290 INSERM UCBL-LYON 1 Rockfeller, Lyon France.

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Sophie Schlatter, Dr.

CONTACT

07 68 21 05 51; sophie.schlatter@univ-lyon1.fr

Angèle Métais, Dr.

CONTACT

06 77 39 89 66; angele.metais@univ-lyon1.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: All volunteers will receive a physical activity and sedentary management intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 29, 2024
• First Posted: March 7, 2024
• Study Start: November 11, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2024
• Study Completion: September 30, 2024
• Last Updated: March 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Locations

FR (1)