GP training aims to turn routine visits into health boosts

NCT ID NCT07391462

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether training general practitioners (GPs) in 'healthy conversation skills' can help patients improve their diet, physical activity, and reduce sedentary time. About 882 adults in France whose GPs receive the training will be compared to those whose GPs do not. The goal is to see if a brief, opportunistic chat during a routine visit can motivate real behavior change.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: GP training in healthy conversation skills
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that brief chats with a GP can help people eat better and move more, leading to a simple, low-cost way to improve public health.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results depend on many factors, and even if patients feel more motivated, actual behavior change may be small or short-lived.

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Study facts

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

Participants

About 882 people

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

Started

Apr 2025

Expected to finish

Jul 2029

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.

Who is studied

The target populations will be : * the general population aged 18 or over with sub-optimal health behaviours in terms of sedentary time or physical activity and diet, consulting in the practice of a GP recruited for the study for a routine consultation * GPs benefiting or not from the training evaluated

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Patients Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Registered with a participating practice/practitioner * Score \< 5 for the "Stages of Change of Exercise Behaviour Scale" (pre-contemplation or contemplation stage) and/or Stage precontemplation or contemplation for the "Stages of Change for Healthy Diet Scale" (Precontemplation = answer to question 1 \< 5 and answer to question 3 is no and Contemplation = answer to question 1 \< 5, answer to question 3 is yes, and answer to question 4 is no). Primary care professionals: * GPs practicing in the Rhône-Alpes region * Working in ambulatory care Patients Exclusion Criteria: * Being under guardianship and curatorship * Pathological disordered eating (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa,...) * Acute severe pathology, life threatening condition * Engaged in another research on diet or physical activity Primary care professionals: \- Exclusive specialist practice (e.g., only sonography, angiology, addictiology , cosmetic surgery…)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Sedentary Behavior

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Sedentary Suboptimal health status

How to take part

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The places running it

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GP training aims to turn routine visits into health boosts

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