Health and Psychological Outcomes of Lifestyle Versus Traditional Physical Activity

Health and Psychological Outcomes of Lifestyle Versus Traditional Physical Activity- Study 1

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00281385

Enrollment

300

Registered

2006-01-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-11-05

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Conditions

Adherence, Lifestyle Exercise, Sedentary Behaviour, Traditional Exercise

Keywords

adherence, lifestyle, exercise, pedometer, training

Brief summary

This study is a comparison of the traditional prescription versus the lifestyle exercise prescription in sedentary adults over 6 months. Biological and psychological parameters will be assessed over the 6 month study. Biological indicators will be assessed pre and post including body composition, muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility, aerobic fitness, and blood tests. Psychological parameters will be assessed pre, mid, and post including self-efficacy, motivation, need satisfaction, physical self-description, leisure-time exercise, as well as all constructs from the thepry of planned behaviour.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALtraditional vs. lifestyle exercise

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

25 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 25-65 years old * exercise less than twice per month in the preceeding 6 months * physician consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

* health problems * exercise more than twice per month in the preceeding 6 months

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026