Intervention in Habit, Automatic Affective Evaluations and Physical Activity Among University Students

The Effectiveness of the LifelongU Intervention in Habit, Automatic Affective Evaluations and Physical Activity Among University Students With Physical Inactivity

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the LifelongU intervention in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity among university students. The main questions aim to answer are:

• What is the difference in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity between the intervention and control groups?
• What is the difference in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity between the before and after intervention?

Participants will attend 12 sessions of four modules that performed face-to-face physical education lessons. Lesson content included 10-min health-related fitness knowledge, 30-min fitness test and training, 50-min motor skill training with behavior change techniques (90 min per a lesson, once a week).

Researchers will compare control group to see if any effect difference.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Sedentary Behavior; Physical Inactivity
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: LifelongU; Behavioral: Physical education

Detailed Description

A range of behavior change techniques derived from habit formation and self-regulation domain strategies will be used. These include behavioral rehearsal/practice, prompts/cues, and self-monitoring. The overall aim was to help students increase perceptions of physical competence and confidence, build positive affective attitude of physical activity, and develop autonomous association between physical activity and cues of time or events. Moreover, this intervention used student-centered learning strategies, game-centered approach in terms of mode of learning, and flexible in choice of timing, frequency, duration, and intensity of physical activity.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 58
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: DANDAN HUANG; Phone Number: +8613996265158; Email: dandanh@student.usm.my

Study Locations

• China
  • Chongqing
    • Chongqing, Chongqing, China, 400044
      • Recruiting
      • Dandan Huang
      • Contact: DANDAN HUANG; Phone Number: +8613996265158; Email: dandanh@student.usm.my

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 18-25 years
• failure meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines (< 150 minutes MVPA or < 70 minutes VIPA in total a week) at the time of recruitment, screened via the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

• student athletes
• the presence of health conditions that prevented safe engagement in physical activity, screened via the PAR-Q+.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: LifelongU; Four modules that performed face-to-face physical education lessons: health-related fitness knowledge; fitness test and training; motor skill training; behavior change techniques (habit formation and implementation intention)	Behavioral: LifelongU; The LifelongU intervention is an abbreviation name from LifelongU: Cultivating Physical Literacy for University & Beyond. "LifelongU" is a unique and coined term that symbolizes the program's commitment to promoting physical literacy as a lifelong journey. It combines the words "Lifelong" and "University" to represent an intervention that focuses on physical literacy development not only during the university years but also throughout a person's entire life. The name is designed to convey the idea that physical literacy is an asset that will benefit individuals in all aspects of life, even after they leave the university.
Active Comparator: Physical education; Classic physical education lessons: physical fitness training and skill training	Behavioral: Physical education; The control group received 12-week traditional physical education lesson as usual.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Physical Activity	Using [Global Physical Activity Questionnaire]: the minimum time are 0 minutes per a day and maximum time are 1440 minutes per a day, and higher scores mean a better physical activity level.	Assessments will be conducted at baseline (after the screening), 6th week after the baseline, 12th week, and 16th week.
Habit	Using questionnaire [Physical activity self-report habit index]: This is a 12-item questionnaire answered on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree), with higher scores indicating stronger habit strength.	Assessments will be conducted at baseline (after the screening), 6th week after the baseline, 12th week, and 16th week.
Association Affective Evaluation	Using [Single-Category Implicit Association Test]: the minimum value is 0 and maximum values is 5, and higher scores mean a positive affective attitude.	Assessments will be conducted at baseline (after the screening), 6th week after the baseline, 12th week, and 16th week.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): February 12, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 17, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 14, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 9, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 14, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): November 20, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 20, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 14, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: DANDAN HUANG

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No