Preventing disease through opportunistic, rapid engagement by primary care teams using behaviour change counselling

ISRCTN ISRCTN22495456
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN22495456
Secondary identifying numbers G0501283
Submission date
08/06/2006
Registration date
11/09/2006
Last edited
22/06/2016
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Christopher Butler
Scientific

Department of General Practice
Cardiff University
Centre for Health Sciences Research
School of Medicine
3rd Floor
Neuadd Merionnydd
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XN
United Kingdom

Email butlercc@cf.ac.uk

Study information

Study designCluster randomised trial with randomisation at the level of general practice
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designCluster randomised trial
Study setting(s)GP practice
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet
Scientific titlePreventing disease through opportunistic, Rapid EngagEMent by Primary care Teams using behaviour change counselling
Study acronymPRE-EMPT
Study objectivesThere are three main aims:
1. To determine whether exposing clinicians to blended learning of Behaviour Change Counselling (BCC) leads to patients making more positive changes regarding smoking, risky drinking, physical activity and unhealthy eating, and at what cost?
2. To examine if patients consulting with clinicians exposed to blended learning of Behaviour Change Counselling recall behavioural interventions more often and find them more acceptable and do they state that they intend to change more often?
3. To explore if clinicians exposed to blended learning of BCC feel more efficacious in advising on behaviour change, and committed to behaviour change counselling?
Ethics approval(s)Multi-centre Research Ethics Committee (MREC) for Wales, 09/05/2007, ref: 07/MRE09/11
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedBehaviour change counselling in patients with unhealthy lifestyles
InterventionClinicians in the experimental group will receive training in Behaviour Change Counselling, using a blended learning, multi-method approach including on-line learning and face to face seminar sessions. Clinicians will then use this when interacting with patients around health behaviour change. The comparison group will provide usual care with the offer of training after the study period.
Intervention typeBehavioural
Primary outcome measureProportion of patients showing important positive change in one or more of the four behaviours (smoking, alcohol use, exercise and healthy eating) at three months
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/10/2006
Completion date31/12/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants24 practices (12 intervention; 12 control)
Key inclusion criteria1. Ability to provide informed consent
2. Aged 18 years and over
3. English speaking
4. Screening positive to any of the four behaviours (smoking, alcohol use, exercise and healthy eating)
Key exclusion criteria1. Serious acute illness
2. Terminal illness
3. Severe psychiatric illness (as indicated by health professional)
Date of first enrolment01/10/2006
Date of final enrolment31/12/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • United Kingdom
  • Wales

Study participating centre

Cardiff University
Cardiff
CF14 4XN
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Cardiff University (UK)
University/education

Research and Commercial Division
Cardiff University
30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
Wales
United Kingdom

Email DaviesKP2@cf.ac.uk
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Funders

Funder type

Government

National Prevention Research Initiative (NPRI) (UK) (ref: G0501283)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 21/09/2010 Yes No
Results article results 19/03/2013 Yes No
Results article results 09/10/2015 Yes No

Editorial Notes

22/06/2016: Publication reference added.
15/07/2010: the overall trial end date was changed from 30/11/2009 to 31/12/2010.