Good Intentions Study

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Overweight; Obesity

Treatments: Other: Exercise-only; Other: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT03498781

GFHNRC408

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of an intervention designed to help increase physical activity and decrease screen time.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to investigate attendance, exercise, and screen time habits in fitness center members. Because they are the population under investigation, recruitment will take place via the fitness center facilities. This population is under investigation because much of this population is sedentary and does not exercise at recommended levels, despite access to physical fitness facilities. This research will investigate methods to encourage physical activity in this population.

Enrollment: 2 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Body mass index from 18-45 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• have any medical conditions that prevent participant from safely taking part in physical activity
• currently a smoker
• are pregnant, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant
• have visited fitness centers more than eight times in the past two months
• exercise outside of fitness centers more than once a week for one hour at a time in the past month
• do not engage in more than 14 hours a week of screen-based activities
• do not have a primarily sedentary job

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise-only intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive information regarding the health benefits of regular aerobic and resistance training exercise and current physical activity guidelines for adults.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise-only

Control intervention

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive information regarding the health risks of chronic stress as well as suggested methods to reduce stress.

Treatment:

Other: Control