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

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity

Treatments: Other: Physical activity counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01857648

2009/14119-5

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 176 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No 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

Trial design

176 participants in 2 patient groups

Physical activity counseling

Experimental group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Other: Physical activity counseling

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group.