Can a fitness checkup and a pep talk get inactive 40-Year-Olds moving?
NCT ID NCT06309342
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether a detailed functional exam plus motivational interviewing helps physically inactive 40-year-olds become more active. Half of the 250 participants receive a full functional profile with advice and goal-setting support; the other half get standard medical exam feedback only. The trial measures changes in daily activity, sedentary time, fitness, motivation, and health-related quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- functional profile with motivational interviewing and lifestyle goal-setting support
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could give primary care a practical way to help inactive middle-aged adults move more and lower their risk of lifestyle-related diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-country trial of 250 people, and self-reported activity can be unreliable. Motivational support often fades, and not everyone will stick with new habits long enough to see health benefits.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
- Ages
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39 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 40 years of age * Relatively normal general mobility - can walk without support and have no self-reported difficulties with using all four extremities - in order to be able to perform standardised functional performance tests. * Self-assessed as physically inactive (level 1 or 2 on the Saltin Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale) as inactive people stand to gain most from this intervention. Exclusion Criteria: * Verbally self-reported physical activity at level three or four on Saltin Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale. * Severe mental illness or intellectual impairment, as participants will be expected to fill out questionnaires and should have the ability to follow healthcare advice independently should they choose to do so. * Pregnancy and/or on-going treatment requiring hospital-based services, to increase probability of baseline values which reflect usual capacity. * No language restrictions are planned but participants needing interpreter help should arrange this themselves.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Capio Vårdcentral/Rehab Kvillebäcken
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Familjeläkarna i Mölnlycke
Mölnlycke, Region Västra Götaland, 43544, Sweden
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