Status:
COMPLETED
An Adaptive Physical Activity Intervention for Overweight Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Arizona State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Active Living Research
Conditions:
Physical Activity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate an adaptive shaping intervention based on Behavioral Economics and Operant principles to promote physical activity behaviors (adaptive group) and c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Live in San Diego County.
- Be between 18 and 55 years old.
- Currently not exceeding 1,000 MET-minutes per week of physical activity determined by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ short form).
- Not suffering from a medical condition or taking medication(s) that would prohibit one from adopting a moderate intensity physical activity program.
- Have a body mass index between 25 and 35 kg/m2.
- Not currently pregnant.
- Familiar with email and access to email and the internet daily,
- Not planning to leave San Diego County for more than 10 days over the next 6 months.
- Not planning to move away from San Diego County in the next 6 months.
- Potential participants must have access to Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, or windows 7) on a daily basis. If they do not, they would need to have daily access to and use Windows virtualization software (e.g. Parallels, VMware) for an Apple operating system.
Exclusion
- Does not live in Dan Diego.
- Individuals under the age of 18 or over 55.
- Those who exceed 1,000 met-minutes of physical activity per week determined by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ short form).
- Suffering from a medical condition or taking medication which will prohibit one from adopting a moderate intensity physical activity program.
- Does not have a BMI between 25 and 35 kg/m2.
- Currently Pregnant.
- Unfamiliar with email, or does not have access to the internet and email daily.
- Planning to leave San Diego for more than ten days.
- Planning to move from San Diego in the next 6 months.
- Does not have access to Microsoft Windows or a Windows virtualization software for an Apple operating system.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01793064
Start Date
June 1 2010
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
January 15 2014
Active Locations (1)
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San Diego State University
San Diego, California, United States, 92182