A feasibility study to test the effect of a set of behavioural change strategies in improving physical activity levels in adults aged 45 and over

Conditions

Feasibility of increasing physical activity in people aged over 45 years Other

García Bengoechea E, Doyle C, Clifford AM, Hobbins A, Glynn L, O'Regan A, Forte C, Murphy AW, Gillespie P, Woods CB.

2025-12-05

10.3389/fpubh.2025.1681089

Move for Life an intervention for inactive adults aged 50 years and older: a cluster randomised feasibility trial

Catherine Woods, Andrew O’Regan, Ciarán Doyle, Gráinne Hayes, Amanda M. Clifford et al. (11 authors)

Frontiers in Public Health2024-05-153 citations

10.3389/fpubh.2024.1348110

An evaluation of an intervention designed to help inactive adults become more active with a peer mentoring component: a protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial of the Move for Life programme.

O'Regan A, Glynn L, Garcia Bengoechea E, Casey M, Clifford A, Donnelly A, Murphy AW, Gallagher S, Gillespie P, Newell J, Harkin M, Macken P, Sweeney J, Foley-Walsh M, Quinn G, Ng K, O'Sullivan N, Balfry G, Woods C.

2019-07-097 citations

10.1186/s40814-019-0473-y

Interventions

Move for Life (MFL) is a feasibility cluster randomised control trial (RCT) where the Local Sports Partnership (LSP) hubs are the units of randomisation (the clusters), and individuals within the hubs

the second is usual exercise classes (three hubs) and the third is a no-physical activity control (two hubs). It is a complex intervention focussed on behavioural change that will use the cascade trai

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

45 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults aged 45 years and over

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Aged under 45 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time spent in daily moderate to vigorous physical activity. This will be measured by a sophisticated accelerometer that will be worn by the patients for 7 days at baseline, 3 and 6 months. The accelerometer data will then be uploaded by the research team for analysis.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Participant recruitment outcomes include demographic profile and the success of each of the recruitment strategies, based on the number, profile and reasons of participants who drop out, which will be recorded by the data collection team. 2. Measures relating to attendance at classes, retention of participants, characteristics of drop outs and refusals. Data will be collected on attendance, and safety and adverse events will be recorded by the LSP tutor. 3. Physical health assessments, including body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Validated tests of functional ability including balance and strength testing will be carried as well as height, weight and grip strength. 4. Participant experience. Participants will be asked to complete a MFL questionnaire comprising of four modules: behavioural change techniques, well-being, cost effectiveness, and process evaluation. After the trial a subset of participants will be asked to undertake interviews to investigate their experience. NVIVO version 11, a qualitative research software package, will be used to assist analysis of the data with thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006) used to analyse the findings. 5. Description of how concealment of allocation from participants, data collectors and data analysis team was achieved 6. Feasibility of measuring number of minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Participant recruitment outcomes include demographic profile and the success of each of the recruitment strategies, based on the number, profile and reasons of participants who drop out, which will be recorded by the data collection team. 2. Measures relating to attendance at classes, retention of participants, characteristics of drop outs and refusals. Data will be collected on attendance, and safety and adverse events will be recorded by the LSP tutor. 3. Physical health assessments, including body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Validated tests of functional ability including balance and strength testing will be carried as well as height, weight and grip strength. 4. Participant experience. Participants will be asked to complete a MFL questionnaire comprising of four modules: behavioural change techniques, well-being, cost effectiveness, and process evaluation. After the trial a subset of participants will be asked to undertake interviews to investigate their experience. NVIVO version 11, a qualitative research software package, will be used to assist analysis of the data with thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006) used to analyse the findings. 5. Description of how concealment of allocation from participants, data collectors and data analysis team was achieved 6. Feasibility of measuring number of minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity

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Countries

Ireland

Outcome results

None listed