Mindfulness-Based Physical Activity Intervention

Southern Methodist University

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Physical Activity; Mindfulness

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness; Behavioral: Heart-Rate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04086420

H18-046 SALM

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this parallel two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an audio-recorded mindfulness-based intervention and to assess whether the intervention results in a clinically meaningful difference in physical activity compared to the control condition

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Reported less than 60-minutes of weekly moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA, moderate physical activity minutes + vigorous physical activity minutes*2)
• Safe to exercise at moderate intensity without a doctor's approval according to American College of Sports Medicine Criteria
• Had a smart phone to access the audio-recorded mindfulness-based physical activity intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfulness

Experimental group

Description:

Delivered through an audio-recording consisting of a single meditation exercise that lasted for 30 minutes

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness

Heart-Rate

Active Comparator group

Description:

Given a heart rate monitor and instructed to use it to determine the intensity of their exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: Heart-Rate