Do doctors practice the prevention they preach?
NCT ID NCT07829601
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers at University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand are surveying 500 physicians and medical residents about how often they assess patients for physical activity, diet, tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, and sun exposure. The anonymous online questionnaire also asks how often doctors give advice, prescribe treatment, or refer patients to prevention services. The study looks at whether personal and job-related factors shape these habits. It is an observational survey, so it measures what doctors report doing rather than testing a treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an anonymous online questionnaire about doctors' preventive practices
- What this could lead to
- If the survey maps which doctors counsel patients on exercise, diet, smoking, alcohol, and sun exposure, it could point to where medical training or clinic routines need to change.
- What could go wrong
- The study relies on doctors reporting their own habits, so answers may not match what they do in practice. It can describe patterns but cannot prove what causes them.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
Physicians and medical residents volunteering to participate in the PREVMED study. Participants are recruited through an online REDCap® questionnaire distributed through various channels, including social networks, mailing lists, and flyers containing a link to the questionnaire.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Physician or medical resident volunteering to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Person not willing to participate in the study.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63000, France