Health and Psychological Outcomes of Lifestyle Versus Traditional Physical Activity

October 10, 2006 updated by: University of Alberta, Physical Education

Health and Psychological Outcomes of Lifestyle Versus Traditional Physical Activity- Study 1

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

300

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Alberta
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, t6g 2h9
        • University of Alberta

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Alberta, Physical Education

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kerry Courneya, PhD, University of Alberta
  • Principal Investigator: Gordon J Bell, PhD, University of Alberta
  • Principal Investigator: Vicki J Harber, PhD, University of Alberta
  • Principal Investigator: Wendy M Rodgers, PhD., University of Alberta

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 20, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

January 24, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 11, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 10, 2006

Last Verified

January 1, 2006

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2002-0422-02
  • CIHR (Canadian Institutes for Health Research)

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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