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Can a quick course for trainers keep gym members coming back?

NCT ID NCT07156240

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Grupo Lusófona Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing This study
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
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Expanded access (paused)
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests two short training programs for fitness professionals to see if they can help gym members attend more regularly. One program is based on self-determination theory, the other on making exercise more enjoyable. A total of 117 trainers and their gym members will be followed for one year to track attendance and dropout rates.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
behavioral training programs for fitness professionals
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward better ways to train fitness instructors to keep gym members coming back regularly.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 117 professionals in three clubs, so results may not apply to other settings. The outcome depends on many factors beyond the training.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 117 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: Professionals \- All exercise professionals in the three clubs Exercisers * \> 18 years old * All exercisers enrolled in the three clubs * A subsample of the first 174 voluntaries participating in the study and enrolled in the three clubs after September 1st Exclusion Criteria: * Expulsion of the clubs due to internal rules violation or other decision independent of this study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Exercise frequency

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • People family club

    Lisbon, Portugal