Status:
COMPLETED
Strategies to Enhance the Experience of Exercise
Lead Sponsor:
University of Colorado, Boulder
Conditions:
Physical Activity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to test the effect of three cognitive strategies to affect individuals' subjective experience of cardiovascular exercise. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three strateg...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Between the ages of 18 and 40.
- Insufficiently physically active for the past 6-months (i.e., does not meet American College of Sports Medicine \[ACSM\] guideline for cardiorespiratory exercise). The ACSM guidelines state that all healthy adults should engage in a minimum of 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity cardiorespiratory exercise, or 75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity exercise, or an equivalent combination of the two). On the eligibility screen assessment, we will define moderate and vigorous intensity exercise. Then we will ask individuals to report how many minutes of moderate and vigorous intensity exercise they engage in per week. We will use the ACSM's rule of thumb that 1 minute of moderate intensity exercise is equivalent to 2 minutes of vigorous intensity exercise. This will help to ensure that prospective participants who exercise for less than 150 minutes per week are not actually meeting the ACSM guidelines for cardiorespiratory fitness by engaging in vigorous intensity exercise. Thus, if total minutes of moderate intensity exercise and total minutes of vigorous intensity exercise (multiplied by 2) per week is equal to or greater than 150, callers will not be eligible for study inclusion.
- Physically capable of safely engaging in moderate-intensity physical activity (PA)
- Able and willing to access the Internet daily for two weeks
- Willing to accept random assignment.
- Have a smartphone or other mobile device (e.g., iPod Touch) that can play media (important if participants are assigned to the distraction condition)
- Willing to engage in an exercise intervention specifically involving walking, jogging, running, or hiking (not other types of exercise)
Exclusion
- Are diabetic or receiving treatment for a metabolic disorder
- Are currently pregnant
- Are currently on antipsychotic medications
- Have a history of cardiac or respiratory disease
- Are receiving treatment for a heart condition or high blood pressure
- Experience chest pains during and/or not during physical activity
- Have a muscle, bone, or joint problem or injury that limit movement, make exercise painful, or could be made worse by exercising
- Have a close family history of an adverse cardiac event before the age of 50.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
78 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03453671
Start Date
December 15 2017
End Date
August 31 2018
Last Update
October 12 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC)
Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80301