Implementation Facilitation of Exercise is Medicine Greenville

Summary

A public health priority exists for the U.S. healthcare sector to integrate physical activity (PA) as a part of the patient care model. This research will provide valuable information on facilitating optimal implementation of a clinic-to-community model that identifies, refers, and enrolls physically inactive patients to community-based PA programs for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. Further, this work will provide evidence on the cost-effectiveness of integrating PA in healthcare systems as a population health management strategy.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity
• Dyslipidemia
• Obesity and Overweight
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Health Care Delivery
• Patients
• Chronic Disease
• Exercise
• Physical Activity
• Implementation Science

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Clinic Implementation Facilitation

This single arm intervention will be applied to 35 Prisma Health primary care clinics where the EIMG model is currently activated. At six-month intervals, six or more clinics will receive tailored implementation facilitation (IF) based on pre-implementation facilitation findings at each clinic. We will explore factors related to achieving optimal implementation and reach of EIMG. Patient referral rates and health outcomes will also be captured as a result of changes of clinical workflow due to the IF.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of South Carolina

  lead OTHER

• University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Nebraska

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Utah

  collaborator OTHER

• Temple University

  collaborator OTHER

• Prisma Health-Upstate

  collaborator OTHER

• Durham University

  collaborator OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jennifer L Trilk, PhD · University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-05-01

Primary Completion

2029-07-31

Completion

2030-07-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations