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Pictou County PEP: A 6-Month, Home-Based, Personal Empowerment Program for Adults With a Chronic Medical Condition Living in Pictou County

NCT06064110 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 185

Last updated 2025-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The Pictou County Personal Empowerment Program is a comprehensive health promotion program aiming to improve the quality of life as well as both physical and mental health in Adults living with chronic medical conditions. The program includes daily email communications over 6 months that encourage a range of self-management and health promoting activities, including strength and aerobic exercise, yoga, stress reduction techniques, dietary improvements, relationship/intimacy education and more.

Conditions

  • Chronic Condition

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pictou County Person Empowerment Program

The 6 month home-based program focuses on aerobic and strength training, meditation/relaxation techniques, social connection, and overall healthy lifestyle practices supported with daily email reminders. The aerobic (5 times/week) and strength (2 times/week) program will comprise of a single 30-minute session daily, the meditation/relaxation practice is 10 minutes daily, the intimacy and connection component consists of engaging in at least one form of intimacy practice prescribed, per day. Optional social connection components will be offered, such as pairing participants up with peers from the study, monthly Zoom videoconferences, and monthly in-person events in Pictou County to further promote healthy lifestyle habits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dalhousie University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Nova Scotia Health Authority

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-24
Primary Completion
2025-05-14
Completion
2025-10-28

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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