NCT04847271Completed
Physical Activity on Prescription for Children With Obesity
Implementation of Physical Activity on Prescription for Children With Obesity in Paediatric Health Care (IMPA): a Feasibility Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Background: physical inactivity is a main cause of childhood obesity. Physical activity on prescription (PAP) is an evidence-based intervention for adults, but has not been evaluated in children with obesity. Aim: to evaluate the feasibility of a PAP intervention for children with obesity by assessing both clinical patient outcomes and implementation outcomes. Method: a single-arm clinical trial in which children with obesity participate in a 4-month PAP intervention. Measurement points are baseline and 4 months, with long-term follow-ups at 8 and 12 months. Population: children with obesity. Intervention: physical activity on prescription (PAP). Patient outcomes: physical activity level/pattern (including sedentary time), BMI, waist circumference, metabolic risk markers, health-related quality of life, self-efficacy for physical activity, motivation for physical activity. Implementation outcomes: coherence, cognitive participation, collective action, and reflexive monitoring in relation to PAP (the four core constructs of the Normalization Process Theory); appropriateness, acceptability and feasibility of PAP; barriers and facilitators for implementing PAP; recruitment and attrition rates, and intervention fidelity and adherence.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 42 (actual)
- First submitted
- 29 Mar 2021
- Start date
- 7 Feb 2022
- Primary completion date
- 31 May 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT04847271
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 42
- From 7 Feb 2022 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2025
- 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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Other illness
- severe psychiatric comorbidity
Other
- severe intellectual or physical disability
Who the study is looking for
- \- being a healthcare practitioner or manager involved in the treatment of children with obesity at a paediatric healthcare clinic in Region Västra Götaland
- Clinical trial/patients:
- aged 6-12 years
- diagnosed with obesity (age adjusted BMI\>ISO-BMI 30)
- having an insufficient physical activity level according to national recommendations
- being willing to participate and perform the chosen activity/-ies
- having a parent who is willing to participate.
Criteria the registry did not label
- Pre-trial phase/healthcare practitioner:
Age in the registry: 6 years to 12 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regionhälsan, Region Västra Götaland Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gothenburg | Sweden | Unknown status |
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