Health Behaviour Change in Brazilians

Smoking Clinical Trial

Official title:

Health Behaviour Change in Brazilians - Effectiveness of a Pan-Canadian English-language Program, Translated Into Brazilian Portuguese, to Increase Healthy Behaviours

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05460897
• Other study ID #: H17-03564
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 2022
• Est. completion date: July 2024

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: University of British Columbia
• Contact: Darren Warburton, PhD
• Phone: 604-822-4603
• Email: darren.warburton[@]ubc.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Chronic diseases are the leading health problem in Brazil and Canada. Such diseases share common risk factors in common, such as physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking. This context requires a comprehensive approach to change these behavioural risk factors, aiming at the promotion of healthy lifestyles and the prevention of diseases. Although Brazil and Canada have significant differences, particularly in terms of socioeconomic factors, some similarities in the health domain allow both countries to mutually benefit from an exchange of knowledge. For instance, the newest version of Canada's dietary guidelines has incorporated several aspects presented in the pioneering evidence-based dietary guidelines for the Brazilian population, launched in 2014. Similarly, Brazil can greatly benefit if the country follows the Canadian lead in prioritizing investment in physical activity initiatives. The present project aims to verify the effectiveness of a Canadian program to change health behaviours, specifically physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking, adapted for Brazilians. The project consists of a 12-week randomized controlled trial, based on education and behaviour change techniques focusing on physical activity, healthy eating habits, and smoking cessation. Pre-, post, and 3-month follow-up health and fitness assessments will evaluate respectively the initial condition of the participants, eventual changes and if the changes persist.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 124
• Est. completion date: July 2024
• Est. primary completion date: July 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 64 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Brazilians who speak Brazilian Portuguese fluently, and present at least one of the following risk factors:

• physical inactivity (<150 min of MVPA per week)

• unhealthy diet (consumption of fewer than five fruits/vegetables per day)

• smoking (any amount of personal tobacco use)

Exclusion Criteria:

• unstable clinical conditions

• inability to participate fully in the program due to mental or physical limitations

• concurrently participation in other studies of intensive health behaviour modification

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Eating Behavior
• Physical Inactivity
• Smoking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Health behaviour change
weekly sessions addressing strategies to tackle behavioural risk factors for chronic disease

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	University of British Columbia	Vancouver	British Columbia

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of British Columbia	University of Sao Paulo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physical activity	change in the proportion of participants engaging in = 150 min moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per week	12 weeks