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Establishing a Physical Activity Referral Scheme for People With Noncommunicable Diseases in the German Healthcare System
Sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Summary
The BewegtVersorgt project involved co-producing a physical activity referral scheme (PARS) for inactive persons with underlying non-communicable diseases. Various relevant actors of the German healthcare system (e.g., representatives of physicians, health insurance providers, sports organizations, exercise representatives of exercise professions, representatives of patients) participated in the co-production process. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of co-produced PARS in the Erlangen-Nuremberg-Fürth region. Local general practitioners and exercise professionals will carry out the implementation of the PARS in standard care. The cluster-randomized study includes two intervention arms; one group will receive specific support from physical activity experts to increase physical activity (PARS). The control group will receive only the physician's advice and then continue to engage in physical activity on their own (PAA). The participants will be followed up at 12 and 24 weeks.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
168
Start Date
2022-02-01
Completion Date
2023-12-31
Last Updated
2026-04-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Physical activity referral scheme (PARS)
Participants of the intervention group will receive brief physician advice and be referred to an exercise professional (e.g., physiotherapist, sports therapist) for a more intensive counseling intervention. The counseling intervention consists of an initial assessment, individual physical activity counseling (360'), a final assessment after 12 weeks, and a follow-up assessment after 24 weeks.
Physical activity advice (PAA)
Participants of the control group will only receive brief physician advice regarding the promotion of physical activity and as an information sheet with tips on how to adopt a more physically active lifestyle.
Locations (1)
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen, Germany