Helping rural Pennsylvanians become more physically active
Increasing Physical Activity in Rural Pennsylvanians: The PA Moves Trial
This project teaches primary care teams in rural Pennsylvania to help adults be more active to lower cancer and other chronic disease risks.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Pittsburgh, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11296856 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you live in rural Pennsylvania, this project helps your local primary care providers learn how to talk about physical activity and connect you to support. Providers receive training using the ECHO model so they can give clear activity recommendations and link patients to phone- or community-based follow-up. The work focuses on adults with chronic conditions such as overweight, obesity, or diabetes who have higher cancer risk. The aim is that clinic advice plus ongoing support will increase physical activity and reduce cancer and chronic disease risk among rural residents.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults (21+) living in rural Pennsylvania who receive care at participating primary care clinics, especially those with overweight, obesity, diabetes, or other chronic conditions.
Not a fit: People who live outside rural Pennsylvania, are not seen at participating clinics, or cannot use phone or community follow-up may not receive benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: You could get clearer advice from your primary care team and ongoing support to increase activity, which may lower your cancer and chronic disease risk and improve overall health.
How similar studies have performed: Similar approaches—clinician advice followed by phone or community support—have helped people increase physical activity, and the ECHO model has been used successfully to train clinicians in other settings.
Where this research is happening
Pittsburgh, United States
- University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Schmitz, Kathryn H. — University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- Study coordinator: Schmitz, Kathryn H.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.