onlineFIT: Effectiveness of an Internet-based exercise coaching program

onlineFIT: Effectiveness of an Internet-based exercise coaching program - onlineFIT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00024137

Enrollment

378

Registered

2021-02-05

Start date

2021-02-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

physical inactivity

Interventions

Group 1: Online Coaching for Physical Activity Promotion: Participants will receive six weeks of online coaching for exercise promotion. The aim of this training is to teach behaviour change techniqu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 29 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age: 18-29 years Enrolled at the Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Contraindication to physical activity (captured by PAR-Q; Adams, 1999) =150 min of moderate or =75 min of vigorous physical activity per week in the past three months (captured by question) Lifetime eating disorder (F50) or bipolar disorder (F31) (psychotherapeutically or medically diagnosed; Löwe, Spitzer, Zipfel, & Herzog, 2002)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Exercise (Physical Activity and Exercise Questionnaire, Fuchs et al., 2015) [Time point: Pre, Post-1 (after 6 weeks), Post-2 (after another 3 months)]	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Psychopathological symptoms: depression, anxiety, stress (DASS-21: Depression-Anxiety-Stress-Scales, Nilges & Essau 2015) [Time point: Pre, Post-1 (after 6 weeks), Post-2 (after another 3 months)] Motivation to engage in sports activity (SMS: Sport Motivation Scale, Burtscher et al., 2011) [Time point: Pre, Post-1 (after 6 weeks), Post-2 (after another 3 months)] Behavioral intentions, action planning, and coping planning (BAC: Behavioral intentions, Action Planning and Coping Planning, Sniehotta et al., 2005) [Time point: Pre, Post-1 (after 6 weeks), Post-2 (after another 3 months)] Subjectively perceived quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF: WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire, short version, WHO, 1995) [Time point: Pre, Post-1 (after 6 weeks), Post-2 (after another 3 months)]	—

Measure

Time frame

Psychopathological symptoms: depression, anxiety, stress (DASS-21: Depression-Anxiety-Stress-Scales, Nilges & Essau 2015) [Time point: Pre, Post-1 (after 6 weeks), Post-2 (after another 3 months)] Motivation to engage in sports activity (SMS: Sport Motivation Scale, Burtscher et al., 2011) [Time point: Pre, Post-1 (after 6 weeks), Post-2 (after another 3 months)] Behavioral intentions, action planning, and coping planning (BAC: Behavioral intentions, Action Planning and Coping Planning, Sniehotta et al., 2005) [Time point: Pre, Post-1 (after 6 weeks), Post-2 (after another 3 months)] Subjectively perceived quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF: WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire, short version, WHO, 1995) [Time point: Pre, Post-1 (after 6 weeks), Post-2 (after another 3 months)]

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBritta Seiffer

Eberhard Karls-Universität TübingenWirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche FakultätInstitut für Sportwissenschaft

britta-andrea.seiffer@uni-tuebingen.de+49 (0) 7071 29-73613

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026