Impact of Mindful Walking Intervention on Daily Step Count

Clemson University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Inactivity

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindful Walking

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03856385

IRB2017-099

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mindful walking is a meditation practice that combines physical activity and mindfulness practice. This study examined whether a mindful walking intervention increased physical activity and improved health outcomes. The investigators conducted a randomized experiment among adults with inadequate physical activity, whereby the intervention group received a four-week, one-hour-per-week mindful walking intervention and the control group received instructions to increase physical activity (N=38). Participants in both groups received a wrist-worn step count device as participation incentive. Physical activity and health outcomes were measured with an online survey and data obtained from the wearable device at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and one month after the intervention (T3).

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults over age 18
• Able to read and understand English

Exclusion criteria

• Student athletes
• Medical condition that limits slow-paced walking for 20 minutes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindful Walking

Experimental group

Description:

Four weekly 60 minute sessions of mindful walking.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindful Walking

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Weekly email messages encouraging physical activity.