Physical Activity Promotion in the Brazilian Primary Health Care Using Community Health Workers Counseling

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Physical Activity Promotion in the Brazilian Primary Health Care Using Community Health Workers Counseling

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01857648
• Other study ID #: 2009/14119-5
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 15, 2013
• Last updated: May 17, 2013
• Start date: March 2011
• Est. completion date: December 2011

Study information

• Verified date: May 2013
• Source: University of Sao Paulo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Description:

This is an intervention study conducted with 176 people attended by two Primary Health Units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The intervention group received home visits of Community Health Workers trained on counseling on physical activity promotion. These workers received a course of 12 hours aimed to improve their knowledge and attitude about physical activity promotion. Evaluations will be done at the study baseline and 6 months after the beginning. The primary outcome is the population leisure-time and transport-related physical activity level.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 176
• Est. completion date: December 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years old or more

• To be registered in the Brazilian public health system

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Intervention

Other:
• Physical activity counseling
Home visits including physical activity promotion by the trained Community Health Workers.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo	Sao Paulo	SP

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Sao Paulo	Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from baseline leisure-time and transport-related physical activity at 6 months	Measured in minutes per week	6 months	No
Secondary	Change from baseline self-rated health at 6 months		6 months	No
Secondary	Change from baseline stage of behavior change at 6 months		6 months	No
Secondary	Change from baseline barriers to physical activity practice at 6 months		6 months	No
Secondary	Change from baseline Community Health Workers's counseling on physical activity at 6 months		6 months	No
Secondary	Change from baseline Community Health Workers's knowledge about physical activity promotion at 1 month		1 month	No
Secondary	Change from baseline Community Health Workers's knowledge about physical activity promotion at 5 months		5 months	No
Secondary	Change from baseline Community Health Workers's attitude about physical activity promotion at 1 month		1 month	No
Secondary	Change from baseline Community Health Workers's attitude about physical activity promotion at 5 months		5 months	No

External Links

•   Research group website.
•   Study website.