Health and Psychological Outcomes of Lifestyle Versus Traditional Physical Activity

University of Alberta

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Sedentary Behaviour; Traditional Exercise; Lifestyle Exercise; Adherence

Treatments: Behavioral: traditional vs. lifestyle exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00281385

CIHR

2002-0422-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a comparison of the traditional prescription versus the lifestyle exercise prescription in sedentary adults over 6 months. Biological and psychological parameters will be assessed over the 6 month study. Biological indicators will be assessed pre and post including body composition, muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility, aerobic fitness, and blood tests. Psychological parameters will be assessed pre, mid, and post including self-efficacy, motivation, need satisfaction, physical self-description, leisure-time exercise, as well as all constructs from the thepry of planned behaviour.

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 25-65 years old
• exercise less than twice per month in the preceeding 6 months
• physician consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

• health problems
• exercise more than twice per month in the preceeding 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)