Exercise, Activity and Smoking in Young Adults

Exercise to Promote Quit Attempts in Young Adults

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02527876

Acronym

EASY-A

Enrollment

Registered

2015-08-19

Start date

2015-08-31

Completion date

2016-10-31

Last updated

2018-01-24

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Conditions

Exercise, Delayed Control

Keywords

Exercise, Smoking

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how physical activity levels change in young adults when they start a specific exercise program.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how physical activity levels change in young adults when they start a specific exercise program. Physical activity levels will be monitored daily via a FitBit Flex. Outcome measures include number of minutes of activity per day and distance traveled per day.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALHigh Intensity Interval Training

High Intensity Interval Training

BEHAVIORALModerate Intensity

Moderate Intensity Training

BEHAVIORALDelayed Control

Delayed Control

DEVICEFitBit Flex

Use to measure increase in Physical Activity

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 18-40 years old, * stable physical/mental health, * current smoker * currently minimally active, * ambulatory, * interested in increasing their physical activity, * willingness to attend weekly exercise intervention sessions at a SNAP Fitness location within 10 miles of the University of Minnesota campus, * the ability to comply with the study protocol and provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindications to increasing physical activity including, but not limited to, * abnormal electrocardiogram or V02 test results, * high blood pressure (defined as systolic blood pressure over 165 or diastolic blood pressure over 100), * heart attack, acute (2 days) cardiac event or stroke in preceding six months, * unstable angina, * uncontrolled dysrhythmias causing hemodynamic compromise, * symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, * uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure, * acute pulmonary embolism or pulmonary infarction, * acute myocarditis or * pericarditis, * dissecting aneurism, * acute systemic infection and * unstable pulmonary or cardiovascular conditions.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of Participants With Increase in Physical Activity as assessed by FitBit	12 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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