The Norwegian Healthy Life Study: Protocol for a Pragmatic RCT with Longitudinal Follow-up on Physical Activity and Diet for Adults

Overview

Journal BMC Public Health

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Public Health

Date 2017 Jan 7

PMID 28056906

Citations 4

Authors

Eirik Abildsnes

Eivind Meland

Thomas Mildestvedt

Tonje H Stea

Sveinung Berntsen

Gro Beate Samdal

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Abstract

Background: The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends that Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) be established in primary health care to support behaviour change and reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases. The aim of the present study protocol is to present the rationale, design and methods of a combined pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) and longitudinal cohort study of the effects of attending HLCs concerning physical activity, sedentary behaviour and diet and to explore how psychological well-being and motivational factors may mediate short- and long-term effects.

Methods: The present study will combine a 6-month RCT with a longitudinal cohort study (24 months from baseline) conducted at six HLCs from June 2014 to Sept 2017. Participants are randomized to behavioural change interventions or a 6-month waiting list control group.

Discussion: A randomized trial of interventions in HLCs has the potential to influence the development of policy and practice for behaviour change interventions and patient education programmes in Norway. We discuss some of the important preconditions for obtaining valid results from a complex intervention and outline some of the characteristics of ecological approaches in health care research that can enable a pragmatic intervention study.

Trial Registration: The study was retrospectively registered on September 19, 2014 and is available online at ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT02247219 ).

Citing Articles

Physical activity and sedentary time after lifestyle interventions at the Norwegian Healthy Life Centres.

Gryte O, Meland E, Samdal G, Fadnes L, Vold J, Mildestvedt T Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2024; 25:e4.

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Healthy and unhealthy eating after a behaviour change intervention in primary care.

Samdal G, Furset O, Nysaether M, Abildsnes E, Mildestvedt T, Meland E Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2022; 23:e23.

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Ten years' of Healthy Life Centers - research and directions for future work.

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