Physical Activity Promotion in the Brazilian Primary Health Care Using Community Health Workers Counseling

Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT01857648

Collaborator

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Other), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Other)

176

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Duration (Months)

19.5

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to test a methodology of counseling on physical activity among Community Health Workers working within primary health care in Brazil.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Physical Activity	Other: Physical activity counseling	N/A

Detailed Description

This is an intervention study conducted with 176 people attended by two Primary Health Units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The intervention group received home visits of Community Health Workers trained on counseling on physical activity promotion. These workers received a course of 12 hours aimed to improve their knowledge and attitude about physical activity promotion. Evaluations will be done at the study baseline and 6 months after the beginning. The primary outcome is the population leisure-time and transport-related physical activity level.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

176 participants

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Official Title:

Physical Activity Promotion in the Brazilian Primary Health Care Using Community Health Workers Counseling

Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2011

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2011

Actual Study Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2011

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Physical activity counseling Home visits including physical activity promotion by the trained Community Health Workers.	Other: Physical activity counseling Home visits including physical activity promotion by the trained Community Health Workers.
No Intervention: Control Control group.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Physical activity counseling

Home visits including physical activity promotion by the trained Community Health Workers.

Other: Physical activity counseling

Home visits including physical activity promotion by the trained Community Health Workers.

No Intervention: Control

Control group.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change from baseline leisure-time and transport-related physical activity at 6 months [6 months]
Measured in minutes per week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change from baseline self-rated health at 6 months [6 months]
Change from baseline stage of behavior change at 6 months [6 months]
Change from baseline barriers to physical activity practice at 6 months [6 months]
Change from baseline Community Health Workers's counseling on physical activity at 6 months [6 months]
Change from baseline Community Health Workers's knowledge about physical activity promotion at 1 month [1 month]
Change from baseline Community Health Workers's knowledge about physical activity promotion at 5 months [5 months]
Change from baseline Community Health Workers's attitude about physical activity promotion at 1 month [1 month]
Change from baseline Community Health Workers's attitude about physical activity promotion at 5 months [5 months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

18 years old or more
To be registered in the Brazilian public health system

Exclusion Criteria:

Health problem or disease that would make the individual incapable of practice physical activity
Cognitive problem or disease that would not allow the individual from answering the questionnaire alone
To have plans to move house over the six-months subsequent period
Being pregnant