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Can a doctor's referral to an exercise coach get people moving?

NCT ID NCT04947787

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested a program where doctors refer inactive people with chronic diseases (like diabetes, heart disease, or obesity) to an exercise professional for personalized counseling. The goal was to see if this referral scheme helps people become more active compared to just getting brief advice from their doctor. The study involved 168 participants in Germany and tracked their physical activity and health over 24 weeks.

What this could mean

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Active substance
physical activity referral scheme (PARS)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a model for doctors to refer patients with chronic diseases to exercise professionals, potentially improving health and activity levels.
What could go wrong
This is a completed, small study (168 participants) in one German region, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so individual adherence and long-term effects are uncertain.

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Study facts

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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

168 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2022

Finished

Dec 2023

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

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years and older; living in the region of Erlangen-Nürnberg-Fürth, Germany; * At least one of the following existing non-communicable diseases (controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus; cardiovascular diseases; obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2); arthrosis in knee and/or hip); * Not meeting German PA recommendations (less than 150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or less than 75 minutes/week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity or any other equivalent combination); * The person can safely participate in physical activities based on general practitioners' clinical judgment. Exclusion Criteria: * The person plans to leave the region of Erlangen-Nürnberg-Fürth during the study period; * The person participating in another study with similar content; * The person is or plans to be absent for more than four weeks during the 12-week-intervention period; * Person has cognitive impairments that prevent an effective communication with the general practitioner and the therapist; * Persons with mental illness such as psychotic, substance abuse, mood, personality disorders; * Unstable clinical situation or serious health impairments that prevent from undertaking physical activity safely (e.g., acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, fever, terminal tumor diseases

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder Noncommunicable Diseases obesity disorder osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis, knee type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

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Non-communicable chronic diseases

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Erlangen, 91058, Germany

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