Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluation of a Physical Activity Referral Scheme
Clinical and Cost-effectiveness of a Co-developed, Evidence-based Physical Activity Referral Scheme for the Treatment and Prevention of Health Conditions: a Pragmatic Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a co-developed exercise referral scheme. Participants will be recruited to one of three groups 1. Co-developed exercise referral scheme, 2. Usual care exercise referral scheme, 3. No treatment control (no intervention). The study will measure effectiveness by observing change in cardiorespiratory fitness at 12 weeks. Intervention cost-effectiveness will also be evaluated at 3 months follow-up using objective physical activity data.
Conditions
Conditions (10)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cardiovascular Risk Factor | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Metabolic Syndrome | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Musculoskeletal Injury | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Obesity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Physical Activity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical activity referral scheme | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Usual care exercise referral scheme | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Co-developed referral scheme
- description
- A physical activity referral scheme co-developed by multidisciplinary stakeholders to incorporate behaviour change support and ensure pragmatic relevance and feasibility.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Physical activity referral scheme
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual care referral scheme
- description
- Comparative, usual care exercise referral scheme.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Usual care exercise referral scheme
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- No treatment control
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: • 18 years or older and have a health-related risk factor (e.g. high blood pressure, hyperglycaemia, obesity etc.) or a health condition (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, anxiety, depression etc.) that may be alleviated by increasing current PA levels. Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled health-conditions (Cardiac, metabolic, respiratory etc.) and/or any recent traumatic events (e.g. myocardial infarction). * Unstable angina or aortic stenosis. * Severe psychological or neurological conditions. * Participation in an ERS at any location other than the research centres (at the time of recruitment).
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDBuckley BJ, Thijssen DH, Murphy RC, Graves LE, Cochrane M, Gillison F, Crone D, Wilson PM, Whyte G, Watson PM. Pragmatic evaluation of a coproduced physical activity referral scheme: a UK quasi-experimental study. BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 1;10(10):e034580. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034580. PMID 33004383