Boosting prevention during GP visits with brief healthy-conversation skills
Supporting Preventive Practices in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Sedentary Lifestyle in Primary Care: Amplifying the Potential of Opportunistic Interventions in Routine Consultations
This project will see if training GPs in short 'healthy conversation' techniques helps adults who are sedentary or have suboptimal diets to start being more active and eat healthier.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 882 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Hospices Civils de Lyon Academic / other |
| Locations | 4 sites (Beynost and 3 other locations) |
| Trial ID | NCT07391462 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This observational implementation project compares primary care sites where general practitioners receive training in brief healthy-conversation skills with sites where GPs do not receive that training. Adult patients (≥18) registered with participating practices who are in the precontemplation or contemplation stages for exercise or healthy diet are enrolled and followed for changes in readiness and self-reported behaviours. Data collection uses validated stages-of-change questionnaires and routine primary-care contacts to capture brief intervention delivery, acceptability, and behaviour-stage shifts. The protocol excludes patients with severe acute illness, pathological eating disorders, legal incapacitation, or participation in other diet/activity research and is conducted at several practices in the Rhône-Alpes (Lyon) area.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adults (age ≥18) registered with a participating GP in the Rhône-Alpes region who are currently in the precontemplation or contemplation stage for exercise and/or healthy diet are the intended participants.
Not a fit: Patients with acute life-threatening conditions, diagnosed pathological eating disorders, those under guardianship/curatorship, or already enrolled in another diet or physical-activity trial are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could help more patients move from thinking about lifestyle change to taking concrete steps by using short conversations during routine GP visits.
How similar studies have performed: Similar brief clinician-training interventions and conversational techniques in primary care have produced modest improvements in physical activity and diet in some studies, though results and real-world implementation have been variable.
Eligibility criteria
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Patients Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Registered with a participating practice/practitioner * Score \< 5 for the "Stages of Change of Exercise Behaviour Scale" (pre-contemplation or contemplation stage) and/or Stage precontemplation or contemplation for the "Stages of Change for Healthy Diet Scale" (Precontemplation = answer to question 1 \< 5 and answer to question 3 is no and Contemplation = answer to question 1 \< 5, answer to question 3 is yes, and answer to question 4 is no). Primary care professionals: * GPs practicing in the Rhône-Alpes region * Working in ambulatory care Patients Exclusion Criteria: * Being under guardianship and curatorship * Pathological disordered eating (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa,...) * Acute severe pathology, life threatening condition * Engaged in another research on diet or physical activity Primary care professionals: \- Exclusive specialist practice (e.g., only sonography, angiology, addictiology , cosmetic surgery…)
Where this trial is running
Beynost and 3 other locations
- Dr Rémy BOUSSAGEON — Beynost, France (Recruiting)
- MSP D'Oullins — Oullins, France (Recruiting)
- MSP du 8 mai 1945 — Saint-Priest, France (Recruiting)
- MSP Clos Caroline — Villeurbanne, France (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Anne Marie SCHOTT, MD
- Email: anne-marie.schott-pethelaz@chu-lyon.fr
- Phone: +33 4 72 11 51 65
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.