None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The Health Steps study is a trial to establish the efficacy of a pedometer-based Green Prescription (a step-based physical activity script to engage and maintain low-active older adults in regular health-related physical activity) compared with the conventional time-based Green Prescription. As well, the cost-effectiveness of the pedometer-based Green Prescription will be compared with that of the conventional Green Prescription to understand the potential cost and benefit of such an innovation.
Interventions
Study Intervention - New Zealand Green Prescription modified to incorporate pedometers: A combination of primary care physican counseling and telephone counseling over three months using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural techniques incorporating step-based physical activity goals (using pedometers).
Sponsors
Auckland University of Technology
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
(1) Low active (i.e., have not engaged in at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity accumulated over at least 5 days in a week). (2) Plan to live in Auckland, New Zealand for at least 12 months from the time of their recruitment to the trial. (3) An ability to comprehend English to the level required for the physician and telephone counseling.
Exclusion criteria
(1) A medical history or major health problem that meant walking would be contraindicated (as assessed by their primary care physician and the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire). (2) Visual problems to the level of not being able to read the step counts on a pedometer.
Outcome results
None listed