The Clinical Referral to Activity Study

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Conditions studied: Physical Inactivity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Obesity, Blood Pressure, PreDiabetes

In brief

The main aim of this effort is to test a physical activity intervention, for adult clinical care patients at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The intervention includes social-cognitive theory-based sessions, remote coaching, a body worn physical activity tracker (PAT), and is delivered online over one year. The investigators hypothesis that this intervention will be more successful at increasing physical activity (defined as objectively measured step counts and % of individuals meeting the moderate-vigorous physical activity goal) as an active control group who receives a body worn PAT and information on the CDC activity recommendations. The proposed intervention will be aligned with efforts by the US Centers for Disease Control to increase population physical activity levels and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) to increase physical activity prescription in primary care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04743856

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

54

Starts

2022-03-29

Expected to finish

2024-12-10

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-12

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 40-70 years of age
• Low physical activity (PA) levels (<150 minutes/week)
• At least one of the following common cardiometabolic risk factors:
• high blood pressure:> 129 mm hg SP or >89 mm hg DP or medication
• high fasting glucose:>100 mg/dl or high HbA1c: ≥42 mmols/mol or medication
• overweight/ obesity: BMI ≥25 kg/m2).
• Have access to the internet
• Able to read English at a 6th grade level
• Have primary care provider (PCP) permission to increase physical activity without supervision.

You may not qualify if…

• Have participated in a physical activity intervention program with behavior tracking and goal setting in the past year.
• Told by a physician that they have diabetes (other than previous gestational diabetes) or have received a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, regardless of when.
• Pregnant or planning a pregnancy in <12 months
• Non-ambulatory or planning a procedure that will lead to not being ambulatory in <12 months.
• Women who become pregnant during the study will be required to get an updated referral form from their primary care provider (PCP) stating that they are able to increase their physical activity without supervision .

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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