Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Ms Fiona Brooks
ORCID ID
Contact details
CRIPACC
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield
Herts
AL10 9AB
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1707 285992
f.m.brooks@herts.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0096112100
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Pilot to assess the feasibility of running a large-scale trial to evaluate the effectiveness of nurse-led consultations in promoting adolescent physical activity.
Ethics approval
Ethics approval was received from the local medical ethics committee before trial recruitment began.
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Intervention
Teenagers will be invited to complete questionnaires about their exercise and other health related behaviours. Those who report that they do not exercise regularly will be randomised to one of two groups.
The intervention group will be invited to a consultation with their practice nurse to discuss exercise and related lifestyle. The nurse will record physical health measures and encourage the teenager to develop a detailed written plan to achieve self-selected physical activity goals. Vouchers will be provided to encourage increased use of local sports centres. The nurse will also provide telephone support.
Control teenagers will receive usual care.
After 4 months both intervention and control group teenagers will be invited to complete a follow-up questionnaire and attend a brief health-check with their practice nurse. Non-attenders will be sent a final follow-up questionnaire at home.
Added 5 September 2008: trial stopped due to poor recruitment.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Group comparison in terms of:
1. Frequency of exercise
2. Stage of change for exercise
3. Change in mental health scores (CES-DC)
4. Physical health measures (body mass index [BMI], peak flow, blood pressure)
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/08/2002
Overall trial end date
31/10/2004
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients aged 13-17, 1400 in total registered at three general practices in Hertfordshire.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
1400
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/08/2002
Recruitment end date
31/10/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
CRIPACC
Hatfield, Herts
AL10 9AB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
HertNet / CRIPACC (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary