Mindful Walking Intervention for Physical Inactivity

Clemson University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Inactivity

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindful Walking

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04277026

Pro00092710

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mindful walking is a meditation practice that combines physical activity and mindfulness practice. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions provided for increasing physical activity among adults with low physical activity levels. A randomized controlled trial design will be utilized, with an intervention and waitlist control group (N = 160). Outcomes measured include physical activity, sleep quality, and functional fitness. Participants will receive a total of eight sessions of 60-minute mindful walking training within four weeks. The intervention group will receive the training in Weeks 1-4 and the control group will receive the training during Weeks 5-8. Each training group will consist of up to 20 individuals. Data will be collected at baseline, four weeks, and eight weeks to determine the efficacy of the intervention.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 and above
• English speaking
• Literacy 6th grade and above
• Willingness to share contact information (home address, phone number)
• No current mindfulness practice
• Greenville residents or persons who are patients of the partnering organizations in the investigator's study.
• Self-reported physical activity level below the CDC recommended guidelines (150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) a week of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes ) a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, or an equivalence combination of moderate- and vigorous intensity aerobic activity

Exclusion criteria

• <18 years old
• Non-English-speaking
• Literacy lower than 6th grade
• Inability to attend intervention sessions
• Already completed or attending a mindfulness-based intervention
• Current pregnancy
• Current/past psychosis
• Acute episode of a substance use disorder (past two weeks)
• Acute episode of depression in the past two weeks
• Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury or brain damage
• Persistent antisocial behavior
• Persistent self-injury requiring clinical management
• Unable to engage for physical or practical reasons (e.g., disabling physical problems, unable to comprehend material)
• Dementia
• Suicidality
• Inability to do light walking for 10 mins at a stretch
• Severely obese BMI (>50 kg/m2)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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27 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindful Walking

Experimental group

Description:

Eight weekly 60 minute mindful walking sessions involving observations of bodily sensations, experiences, and breath. Discussion of mindful walking experiences and encouragement to meet physical activity goals. The intervention will take place two times per week for four weeks (Weeks 1-4). During weeks 5-8 the experimental group will continue treatment as usual and will not be receiving the mindful walking intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindful Walking

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will engage in treatment as usual during the first four weeks and will not be receiving the experimental intervention (mindful walking) during weeks 1-4. After the experimental group completes the mindful walking intervention, the control group will complete the mindful walking intervention (weeks 5-8).