Understanding the impact upon physical activity of the ?Devon Active Villages? intervention

The Devon Active Villages Evaluation trial: A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of a community-level physical activity intervention in rural Southwest England

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN37321160

Enrollment

6400

Registered

2012-05-10

Start date

2011-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Physical activity Not Applicable

Interventions

During the DAVE study, the community-level physical activity intervention will be rolled out sequentially to 128 rural villages (clusters) over four time periods. The evaluation will consist of data

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female, and must be aged 18 years or over, there is no upper age limit. 2. The participants in the trial can be patients, health volunteers, doctors, health professionals, there are no excluded professions 3. Residents of one of the 128 intervention villages

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged 17 or younger 2. The participants cannot live in a location that is not within one of the 128 intervention villages

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Community levels of physical activity, measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form at baseline, and after each of the four intervention periods	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Physical activity intentions 2. Habits and perceived social support for physical activity, measured using questionnaire items based on survey questions from an Australian cohort survey study 3. Awareness and use of local physical activity facilities, measured using questionnaire items based on survey questions found to have acceptable levels of test-retest reliability. Measured at baseline, and after each of the four intervention periods	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Physical activity intentions 2. Habits and perceived social support for physical activity, measured using questionnaire items based on survey questions from an Australian cohort survey study 3. Awareness and use of local physical activity facilities, measured using questionnaire items based on survey questions found to have acceptable levels of test-retest reliability. Measured at baseline, and after each of the four intervention periods

—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 25, 2026