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Can doctors successfully prescribe exercise? small study tests new approach

NCT ID NCT06073041

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of South Carolina Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at whether doctors at 20 primary care clinics would adopt a program to refer patients with chronic diseases to a 12-week community exercise program. Researchers tested different ways to train clinic staff and tracked how many patients got referrals. The goal was to see if this approach could be used more widely to help people become more active.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could show how to make physical activity programs a standard part of healthcare for people with chronic conditions.
What could go wrong
This is a very small study (20 clinics) that only looked at whether clinics adopted the program, not whether it improved patient health. Results may not apply to other settings.

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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

20 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2023

Finished

Nov 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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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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Clinic Inclusion Criteria: * Prisma Health primary care clinic (i.e., family or internal medicine) located in the Upstate of South Carolina * At least two attending providers Clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Clinics greater than 15 miles from a participating community physical activity facility * Have received EIMG onboarding or activation in the past Clinical Staff Inclusion Criteria: * Prisma Health employed * Actively seeing patients at an activated EIMG clinic by the beginning of the phase in which they will be enrolled in the study (providers) * Staff member at an activated EIMG clinic by the beginning of the phase in which they will be enrolled in the study (managers/clinic staff) Clinical Staff Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years old Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Have received an EIMG referral from their primary care provider beginning September 5, 2023 Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years old

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Disease Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

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Chronic disease Exercise Physical activity

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Prisma Health

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

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