Potential efficacy, fidelity, feasibility and acceptability of techniques to promote physical activity for use in very brief interventions in primary care

Potential efficacy, fidelity, feasibility and acceptability of techniques to promote physical activity for use in very brief interventions in primary care: a feasibilty study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN02863077

Enrollment

600

Registered

2012-10-05

Start date

2012-09-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-11-07

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Conditions

Promoting physical activity Not Applicable Promoting physical activity

Interventions

Phase 1: Participants will receive ?usual care? for NHS Health Check PLUS one of four brief behaviour change interventions for increasing physical activity: 1. Brief motivational intervention OR 2.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants will be adults aged 40-74 who are invited for an NHS Health Check (The NHS Health Checks are designed for adults who have not been previously diagnosed with vascular disease).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: As this study is a feasibility trial to pilot and test several interventions, participants who do not have a working knowledge of English (and thus cannot participate in an interview without the aid of a translator) will also be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Phase 1 Fidelity of the intervention delivery by the PN (or HCA) e.g. adherence to protocol, competency	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Phase 2 Physical activity (assessed by self-report questionnaire and accelerometer counts per day)	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 17, 2026