The role of intermediaries in connecting individuals to local physical activity – protocol for a pilot feasibility trial

IF 1.4 Q4 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI:10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101332
Megan O'Grady , Deirdre Connolly , Emer Barrett
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Abstract

Background

Intermediaries are health-related workers who facilitate connections to local physical activities. Intermediaries deliver interventions by receiving referrals, conducting assessments, connecting referred individuals to activities and/or services in the community, and following up with them over time. However, it is unclear whether individuals who are referred to physical activities by an intermediary improve their physical activity levels, and what their perspectives and experiences are of participating in this intervention. To date there has been a lack of studies investigating the effect of this intervention on physical activity using appropriate outcome measures.

Methods

This will be a mixed methods pilot feasibility study. Participants will be individuals referred or self-referred to an intermediary and connected to local physical activities. Participants will be recruited through two types of intermediary services in Ireland; social prescribing and local sports partnerships. A total of 30 participants will be recruited (15 per service). Baseline demographic information will be taken upon enrolment to the study and three questionnaires will be completed: the International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form, Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale and Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale. The questionnaires will be repeated after 12 weeks and in addition semi-structured interviews will be carried out to explore intervention content and delivery, as well as acceptability of the intervention and evaluation design.

Discussion

This overall aim of this proposed study is to investigate the feasibility of an intervention delivered by an intermediary to improve physical activity and health-related outcomes of community-dwelling individuals.

Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06260995).

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中介机构在将个人与当地体育活动联系起来方面的作用--试点可行性试验方案
背景中间人是与健康相关的工作人员,他们负责促进与当地体育活动的联系。中间人通过接受转介、进行评估、将被转介者与社区活动和/或服务联系起来,并对他们进行长期跟踪,从而提供干预措施。然而,目前还不清楚被中介机构转介参加体育活动的人是否提高了体育活动水平,也不清楚他们对参与这种干预措施的看法和体验。迄今为止,还没有研究使用适当的结果测量方法来调查这种干预对体育锻炼的影响。参与者将是转介或自我转介到中介机构并与当地体育活动建立联系的个人。参与者将通过爱尔兰的两种中介服务招募:社会处方和地方体育合作。总共将招募 30 名参与者(每个服务机构 15 名)。研究人员将在报名时收集基线人口信息,并填写三份问卷:国际体育活动问卷--简表、运动自我效能量表和沃里克-爱丁堡心理健康简表。12 周后将重复这些问卷,此外还将进行半结构化访谈,以探讨干预内容和实施方式,以及干预和评估设计的可接受性。讨论本研究的总体目标是调查由中介机构实施干预的可行性,以改善社区居民的体育锻炼和健康相关结果。
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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmacology
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20 weeks
期刊介绍: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is an international peer reviewed open access journal that publishes articles pertaining to all aspects of clinical trials, including, but not limited to, design, conduct, analysis, regulation and ethics. Manuscripts submitted should appeal to a readership drawn from a wide range of disciplines including medicine, life science, pharmaceutical science, biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science, management science, behavioral science, and bioethics. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is unique in that it is outside the confines of disease specifications, and it strives to increase the transparency of medical research and reduce publication bias by publishing scientifically valid original research findings irrespective of their perceived importance, significance or impact. Both randomized and non-randomized trials are within the scope of the Journal. Some common topics include trial design rationale and methods, operational methodologies and challenges, and positive and negative trial results. In addition to original research, the Journal also welcomes other types of communications including, but are not limited to, methodology reviews, perspectives and discussions. Through timely dissemination of advances in clinical trials, the goal of Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is to serve as a platform to enhance the communication and collaboration within the global clinical trials community that ultimately advances this field of research for the benefit of patients.
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