Standardised Regional Sport-club Based Exercise Programmes (SRS)

October 23, 2015 updated by: Sportunion Österreich

HEPA Steiermark: Standardised Regional Sport-club Based Exercise Programmes

Background: More than 10% of the adult population in Styria, a federal state in the south of Austria, is allotted to a stationary stay at a health resort each year. In practice approximately 50.000 adults receive these stays that are financed from the health insurance companies and that last up to 3 weeks. The target group for theses stays is the general population aged between 30 and 65 years that shows minor health deficits like back pain or risk factors for cardio-metabolic diseases. The treatment during the stays consists of exercise, nutritional and psychological interventions. Thus the increase of physical activity is an important goal that is focussed during the stationary stay. Because of the absence of regional facilities that are linked to the resorts and that provide accesses to standardised regional programmes sustainability is questionable.

Methods/Design: This prospective controlled open label study compares two study groups. After a stationary stay at a health resort patient are allocated to a standardised, regional sports-club based exercise programme or to another group, where only written hand-outs are provided. The primary outcome is the weekly level of health enhancing physical activity which is objectively measured with an accelerometer and an activity log-book. Additionally, social determinants are requested, fitness and anthropometric measurements are done at baseline until 12 months. Beside the changes in measurable parameters, processes are evaluated accurately. Consequently the gateway - function of the health resort is analysed.

Discussion: The structured cooperation between the health sector, where health resorts informing and assigning patients to regional sports-clubs and the sports sector potentially provides a wide network of standardised programmes. Within this study we aim to evaluate the sustainability of stationary stays and a continuing regional standardised exercise programme.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

194

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Austria
    • Styria
      • Graz, Styria, Austria, 8020
        • Recruiting
        • University of Graz

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

35 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Austrian physical activity recommendations for substantial health benefits are not reached. (Weekly < 150 Minutes of aerobic moderate intense physical activity, or < 75 minutes of aerobic vigorous intense physical activity or an equal combination as well as and/or muscle-strengthening activities at least twice a week are not realised.)
  • Stationary stay at a health resort
  • Physical activity in the patient's responsibility is recommended
  • Systolic blood pressure at rest ≤ 90 mm/Hg
  • Diastolic blood pressure at rest ≤ 140 mm/Hg

Exclusion Criteria:

  • More than 10% planned or unplanned weight loss / weight gain during the last 6 months
  • Pregnancy
  • Indication for stationary or outpatient rehabilitation based on the
  • Untreated coronary heart disease
  • Untreated micro- or macrovascular artery disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: frequent participation
After termination of a stationary stay in a health resort, participants will visit an initial standardised regional sport club based exercise programme for 12 sessions at the place of the residence.
Other: exercise training
Experimental: medium participation
After termination of a stationary stay in a health resort, participants will visit an initial standardised regional sport club based exercise programme for 12 sessions at the place of the residence
Other: exercise training
Experimental: low participation
After termination of a stationary stay in a health resort, participants will visit an initial standardised regional sport club based exercise programme for 12 sessions at the place of the residence
Other: exercise training
Active Comparator: recommendation to be active
During the stay in the health care resort participants are introduced to be active in the future. They will receive a brochure "Physical Activity: Health for all".
Other: recommendation to be active

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
the weekly level of accelerometer determined health enhancing physical activity, measured as minutes of moderate and vigorous physical activity
Time Frame: 7 complete consecutive days
7 complete consecutive days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sportunion Österreich

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Sylvia Titze, Dr, Institut für Sportwissenschaften der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 15, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 15, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 26, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2015

Last Verified

September 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SPU HEPA

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