Evaluation of a very brief pedometer-based physical activity intervention delivered in NHS Health Checks in England: The VBI randomised controlled trial

Wendy Hardeman, Joanna Mitchell, Sally Pears, Miranda Van Emmenis, Florence Theil, Vijay Gc, Joana C Vasconcelos, Kate Westgate, Søren Brage, Marc Suhrcke, Simon J Griffin, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Edward C F Wilson, A Toby Prevost, Stephen Sutton and on behalf of the VBI Research Team

PLOS Medicine, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: Background: The majority of people do not achieve recommended levels of physical activity. There is a need for effective, scalable interventions to promote activity. Self-monitoring by pedometer is a potentially suitable strategy. We assessed the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a very brief (5-minute) pedometer-based intervention (‘Step It Up’) delivered as part of National Health Service (NHS) Health Checks in primary care. Methods and findings: The Very Brief Intervention (VBI) Trial was a two parallel-group, randomised controlled trial (RCT) with 3-month follow-up, conducted in 23 primary care practices in the East of England. Conclusions: In this large well-conducted trial, we found no evidence of effect of a plausible very brief pedometer intervention embedded in NHS Health Checks on objectively measured activity at 3-month follow-up. Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials (ISRCTN72691150). Wendy Hardeman and colleagues investigate a short physical activity intervention in a randomized controlled trial.Why was this study done?: What did the researchers do and find?: What do these findings mean?:

Date: 2020
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