None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The overall purpose of the final study is to undertake a randomised control trial to test the efficacy of an internet delivered physical activity intervention for individuals with Type II diabetes. The randomised control trial will consist of two groups, an intervention and control group. As previously described the intervention group will receive access to all aspects of the internet intervention, whereas, the control group will only be able to access a static web page containing links to external diabetes websites. Specifically, the following hypothesis will be tested: Hypothesis One: It is hypothesised that participants in both groups will report increases in physical activity behaviour, quality of life, physical activity intentions, subjective norms, attitudes and perceived behavioural control at 12 weeks; a) It is hypothesised that participants in the intervention group will report significantly greater improvements in physical activity behaviour than the control group; b) It is hypothesised that participants in the intervention group will report significantly greater improvements in their perception of quality of life than the control group; c) It is hypothesised that participants in the intervention group will report significantly greater improvements in physical activity intentions, subjective norms, attitudes and perceived behavioural control than the control group; Hypothesis Two: It is hypothesised that individuals in the intervention group will record significantly greater logins in comparison to the control group at the completion of the intervention period. The combined outcome will provide a better understanding of the effectiveness of internet delivered physical activity behaviour change programs for secondary prevention of chronic diseases. Secondary aims are to explore factors within internet delivered programs which influence website usage in terms of engagement.
Interventions
The intervention group will be enrolled in a 12-week online physical activity intervention. The interventions website is developed based on a theoretical framework (Theory of planned behaviour) and self-management principles. Participants are asked to regularly visit the intervention website over the 12 week period, however the number of times they access the website and the amount of time they spend on the website is left entirely to their own discretion. During this 12 weeks through the websit
The intervention group will be enrolled in a 12-week online physical activity intervention. The interventions website is developed based on a theoretical framework (Theory of planned behaviour) and self-management principles. Participants are asked to regularly visit the intervention website over the 12 week period, however the number of times they access the website and the amount of time they spend on the website is left entirely to their own discretion. During this 12 weeks through the website participants will be able to access weekly education modules, view a library of resources, be able to self-monitor behaviours (view graphs and progress) and participate in discussion forums. In relation to self-monitoring behaviour's participants and will be asked to record self-care behaviours such as physical activity, blood glucose and blood pressure daily and weight weekly. Additionally, participants can set weekly physical activity goals for which they will receive feedback based on their physical activity progress. However, although participants are encouraged through weekly email reminder to make use of all areas of the website, the areas accessed and the utilisation of these tools is left up to the participants discretion.
Sponsors
Central Queensland University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Participants were deemed eligible to participate if they met the following criteria; a) diagnosed with Type II diabetes; b) available access to internet and email; c) the ability to read and understand English; d) above 18 years of age; e) meet criteria on physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q); e) currently not receiving diabetes education and f) not meeting the national physical activity guidelines (national guidelines state that people should accumulate at least 150 minutes moderate physical activity per week). Potential participants who indicated any contraindications as determined by the PAR-Q were required to obtain consent from their general practitioner prior to participating in the study.
Exclusion criteria
a) Not diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes b) currently meeting national physical activity guidelines c) under 18 years of age d) Indicating contraindications through not meeting the PAR-Q criteria and not providing consent from general practitioner e) currently participating in another diabetes education program
Outcome results
None listed