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A 15-week intervention to ameliorate physical literacy in physically inactive adults in a primary care setting: a nonrandomized controlled trial using propensity score matching

A 15-week intervention to ameliorate physical literacy in physically inactive adults in a primary care setting: a nonrandomized controlled trial using propensity score matching

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00026237
Enrollment
80
Registered
2021-10-15
Start date
2021-10-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Physical Literacy Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Group 1: Physical activity/exercise (once a week, for 15 weeks, one session consists of 60 minutes each, strength and endurance training as well as mobilization and theoretical sequences). Group 2: No

Sponsors

Österreichische GesundheitskasseLandesstelle Steiermark
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Physical inactivity defined by not meeting the endurance-based aspect of the national physical activity recommendations. (In Austria, currently 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity OR 75 minutes per week of higher intensity OR equivalent combination). - medical clearance to participate in the study determined by medical expertise in the cae group; in the control group, determined by querying the presence of absolute or relative contraindicators to physical activity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Absolute and relative contraindications to physical activity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Physical literacy ist measured at baseline and at the end of the intervention phase (15 weeks, post) as well as 3 months after the start of the intervention (follow-up) in both groups (case group/control group) using a questionnaire. The questionnaire (80 items) for the assessment of physical literacy was newly designed, whereby constructs (subscales) from valid and reliable questionnaires for the individual subcomponents of physical literacy were included in the design.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary endpoint available

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactPeter Holler

FH JOANNEUM Bad Gleichenberg

peter.holler@fh-joanneum.at+436644049544

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026