ASUKI Step Pedometer Worksite Intervention (ASUKI-Step)

February 22, 2012 updated by: Barbara E. Ainsworth, Arizona State University

ASUKI Step is designed to increase the number of days employees walk 10,000 steps and to reduce the number of days employees spend being inactive.

Study aims were:

  1. to have a minimum of 400 employee participants from each university site reach a level of 10, 000 steps per day on at least 100 days (3.5 months) during the trial period;
  2. to have 70% of the employee participants from each university site maintain two or fewer inactive days per week, defined as a level of less than 3,000 steps per day;
  3. to describe the socio-demographic, psychosocial, environmental and health-related determinants of success in the intervention; and
  4. to evaluate the effects of a pedometer-based walking intervention in a university setting on changes in self-perceived health and stress level, sleep patterns, anthropometric measures and fitness.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

ASUKI Step is a 9-month pedometer-based worksite intervention conducted at the Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Stockholm, Sweden and Arizona State University (ASU) in the greater Phoenix area, Arizona. ASUKI Step used a quasi-experimental design based on the theory of social support. Participants included 2,118 faculty, staff, and graduate students from ASU (n = 712) and KI (n = 1,406) who participated in teams of 3-4 persons. The intervention required participants to accumulate 10,000 steps each day for six months, with a 3-month follow-up period. Steps were recorded onto a study-specific website. Participants completed a website-delivered questionnaire four times to identify socio-demographic, health, psychosocial and environmental correlates of study participation. One person from each team at each university location was randomly selected to complete physical fitness testing to determine their anthropometric and cardiovascular health and to wear an accelerometer for one week. Incentives were given for compliance to the study protocol that included weekly raffles for participation prizes and a grand finale trip to Arizona or Sweden for teams with most days over 10,000 steps.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2018

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85142
        • Arizona State University and Karolinska Institutet

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Employed at Arizona State University (ASU)or the Karolinska Institute (KI)
  • The ability to read, speak and understand English (ASU only)
  • Not currently pregnant or lactating
  • Free of physical problems that affect the ability to walk, and e) ages 18 and older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to walk
  • Not employed or a graduate student at ASU or the KI

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Walking
Quasi-experimental design with one-group, post-test only
Behavioral: ASUKI Step Worksite Pedometer Intervention
The intervention required participants to accumulate 10,000 steps each day for six months, with a 3-month follow-up period. Steps were recorded onto a study-specific website. Participants completed a website-delivered questionnaire four times to identify socio-demographic, health, psychosocial and environmental correlates of study participation. One person from each team at each university location was randomly selected to complete physical fitness testing to determine their anthropometric and cardiovascular health and to wear an accelerometer for one week.
Other Names:
  • Pedometer-monitored daily walking

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percent of sample walking 10,000 steps per day on at least 100 days (3.5 months) during the trial period.
Time Frame: End of walking intervention at 6 months
Tally of the participants recording 10,000 steps on their pedometer log for 100 days of the 6 month walking intervention.
End of walking intervention at 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in self-perceived health and stress level, sleep patterns, anthropometric measures and fitness.
Time Frame: End of the 6 month walking study
Compare the measures between the first week and the last week of the 6-month intervention study
End of the 6 month walking study

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Arizona State University

Collaborators

Karolinska Institutet

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Barbara E. Ainsworth, Ph.D., Arizona State University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 18, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2012

Last Verified

February 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ASUKI2009

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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