NCT04743856Completed
The Clinical Referral to Activity Study
Advancement of Clinical Referral to Physical Activity for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The main aim of this effort is to test a physical activity intervention, for adult clinical care patients at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The intervention includes social-cognitive theory-based sessions, remote coaching, a body worn physical activity tracker (PAT), and is delivered online over one year. The investigators hypothesis that this intervention will be more successful at increasing physical activity (defined as objectively measured step counts and % of individuals meeting the moderate-vigorous physical activity goal) as an active control group who receives a body worn PAT and information on the CDC activity recommendations. The proposed intervention will be aligned with efforts by the US Centers for Disease Control to increase population physical activity levels and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) to increase physical activity prescription in primary care.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 54 (actual)
- First submitted
- 10 Jan 2021
- Start date
- 29 Mar 2022
- Primary completion date
- 30 Sept 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT04743856
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 54
- From 29 Mar 2022 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Told by a physician that they have diabetes (other than previous gestational diabetes) or have received a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, regardless of when.
Other
- Have participated in a physical activity intervention program with behavior tracking and goal setting in the past year.
- Pregnant or planning a pregnancy in \<12 months
- Non-ambulatory or planning a procedure that will lead to not being ambulatory in \<12 months.
- Women who become pregnant during the study will be required to get an updated referral form from their primary care provider (PCP) stating that they are able to increase their physical activity without supervision .
Who the study is looking for
- Age 40-70 years of age
- Low physical activity (PA) levels (\<150 minutes/week)
- At least one of the following common cardiometabolic risk factors:
- high blood pressure:\> 129 mm hg SP or \>89 mm hg DP or medication
- high fasting glucose:\>100 mg/dl or high HbA1c: ≥42 mmols/mol or medication
- overweight/ obesity: BMI ≥25 kg/m2).
- Have access to the internet
- Able to read English at a 6th grade level
- Have primary care provider (PCP) permission to increase physical activity without supervision.
Age in the registry: 40 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pittsburgh | United States | Unknown status |
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