Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Christopher Drinkwater
ORCID ID
Contact details
Primary Care Development Centre
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Newcastle General Hospital
Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 6BE
United Kingdom
+44 (0)191 256 3838
c.k.drinkwater@pcdc.org.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
HB32
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Physical activity is a protective factor in the origins of heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes, and osteoporosis. It may also play a role in the promotion of mental health. Inactivity is a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of four methods of increasing the level of physical activity in middle aged people.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
GP practices
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Exercise and health
Intervention
The five interventions were:
1. Information pack and 5 minute interview (control group)
2. Pack plus one 40 minute motivational interview
3. As group 2 plus 30 vouchers giving free access to local leisure facilities
4. Pack plus six motivational interviews over 12 weeks
5. As group 4 plus vouchers.
At the initial interview information was collected about demography, physical activity score, knowledge about benefits of physical activity and barriers to undertaking it, smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, and general health. Physical assessment included height, weight, waist and hip circumference, blood pressure, and respiratory and cardiovascular function tests.
The 12 weeks questionnaire collected self-reported information, and the 12 month assessment covered the full range of measurements.
The participants received a postal questionnaire after 12 weeks, and were interviewed and re-assessed at 12 months.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/10/1994
Overall trial end date
30/07/1997
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1308 patients aged between age 40 and 64 were approached opportunistically when they attended at a health centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. A further 1666 patients of the practice were invited to participate by post.
217 men and 306 women eventually took part. 81% responded to the 12-week postal enquiry, and 84% to the 12-month interview.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
523
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/10/1994
Recruitment end date
30/07/1997
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Primary Care Development Centre
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 6BE
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NHS Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke National Research and Development Programme (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
1999 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10496829
Publication citations
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Results
Harland J, White M, Drinkwater C, Chinn D, Farr L, Howel D, The Newcastle exercise project: a randomised controlled trial of methods to promote physical activity in primary care., BMJ, 1999, 319, 7213, 828-832.