Health First-Study 2

Health First: Health and Psychological Outcomes of Physical Activity- Study 2

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00281437

Enrollment

200

Registered

2006-01-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-11-05

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Conditions

Exercise Adherence, Lifestyle, Sedentary Adults, Traditional

Keywords

exercise, adherence, lifestyle, choice, autonomy

Brief summary

The current study was designed to investigate the influence of choice of exercise program on exercise adherence. The two exercise programs included 1) traditional exercise at a fitness centre or 2) lifestyle exercise-walking using a pedometer to track steps. Biological and psychological indicators were examined to investigate the effect of choice in a sample of sedentary adults.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALchoice of exercise program

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 year old adults * sedentary (exercise less than twice per month in the last 4 months)

Exclusion criteria

* physician non-consent * too active (exercise more than twice per month in the last 4 months) * participated in previous studies from this lab

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

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