Implementation and Effectiveness of a Community-based Exercise on Prescription Program for Adults With Chronic Diseases (SSOCaen)

The objectives were (1) to evaluate the characteristics of the patients referred, and (2) the effect of a community-based Exercise on Prescription program on their physical capacities and their quality of life.

The program consisted in 30 supervised physical activity (PA) group sessions (75 min) over a 4-month period and participant were prescribed the program by their doctors.

The participants had chronic diseases among type 2 diabetes, mental disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, childhood and adult obesity and stabilized cardiovascular diseases.

Tests and questionnaires were completed before and after the program. Physical tests were the 6-minute walk test, the timed up & go, the 30-s stand up chair, the single leg support test and the back scratch and toe-touch tests. Questionnaires were the self-administered Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire about PA level and the 12-Item Short Form Survey for measuring quality of life.

Personal goal from the participants and medical objective from their doctors were collected before the program.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Physical Activity; Chronic Disease; Prescription
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Exercise prescription

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 330

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Caen, France, 14000
    • CHU Caen Normandie

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All the individuals who were addressed to the municipally-based exercise on prescription program "Sport sur Ordonnance"

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• All participant referred to the Exercise on Prescription Program (Caen)

Exclusion Criteria:

• French language not sufficiently read and/or spoken
• Lack of clear information on the study
• Alteration of higher functions or sensory disturbance making understanding and adherence to the research protocol impossible.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
6MWT	The six minute walking test (distance in meters)	Change from Baseline 6MWT at the end of the program (4 months)
TUG	The Timed up and Go (time in seconds)	Change from Baseline TUG at the end of the program (4 months)
30s Stand Up Chair	number of times the patient comes to a full standing position in 30 seconds (n)	Change from Baseline 30s Stand Up Chair at the end of the program (4 months)
single leg stance test	length of time standing on one foot, right and left	Change from Baseline single leg stance test at the end of the program (4 months)
left back scratch	Distance between one hand over the shoulder with the palm touching the back down and the other hand up the back from the waist with the palm facing outwards (in centimeters)	Change from Baseline left back scratch at the end of the program (4 months)
toe-touch test	Distance from the fingers to the floor whil the participant is bending from the hips forward and try to touch the ends of the fingers to the tips of the toes	Change from Baseline toe-touch test at the end of the program (4 months)
Ricci & Gagnon	self-administered Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire about physical activity profile (score over 45, greater for higher levels of physical activity)	Change from Baseline Ricci & Gagnon at the end of the program (4 months)
SF12	the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) for measuring quality of life, population mean 50; range 0-100, greater scores for better quality of life	Change from Baseline SF12 at the end of the program (4 months)
Personal Goal	Personal goal from the participants were collected	Achievement of personal goal at the end of the program (4 months)
Medical objective	Medical objective from the participants' doctors were collected	Achievement of medical goal at the end of the program (4 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Address	Individuals were asked whether or not they lived in priority areas	One assessment at the beginning, At enrollment
Age	Individuals were asked about their age	One assessment at the beginning, At enrollment
Body mass	Body mass (kg) was measured	One assessment at the beginning, At enrollment
Height	Height (cm) was measured	One assessment at the beginning, At enrollment
Chronic condition	The chronic condition for which individuals had been referred to the exercise program was collected.	One assessment at the beginning, At enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 20, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): September 10, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 8, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 3, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): June 9, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 9, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 3, 2021
• Last Verified: June 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Chronic Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: SSOCaen

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No