Status:
COMPLETED
Increasing Physical Activity in Empty Nest and Retirement Populations: A Feasibility Trial of an Online Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
University of Victoria
Conditions:
Physical Activity
Health Promotion
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Internet-based health promotion programs have the potential to reach more individuals than in person interventions, without overtaxing healthcare resources. Having a high quality, user-centered web-ba...
Detailed Description
Background: Physical activity is associated with management and/or prevention of over 25 chronic health conditions; however the majority of adults in North America are not active enough to experience ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Potential participants will be included if they have either a) recently (within 6 months) retired, or b) experienced children moving out of the familial home. In addition, potential participants must have access to the internet at home, and have a smart phone or home computer that can support the eHealth application we are using. Potential participants must currently be not meeting the physical activity (PA) guidelines (less than 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity). There will be no delimitations to the sample based on socio-economic or ethnic variables.
Exclusion
- Participants will be excluded from the project if they not have access to the Internet, are unable to speak/read English, are engaging in moderate-to vigorous PA (MVPA) sufficient to meet the PA Guidelines, have an existing chronic medical condition potentially making them at risk of injury or ill health from increasing their physical activity (assessed using the GAQ)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 10 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04116372
Start Date
October 10 2019
End Date
November 30 2021
Last Update
May 18 2022
Active Locations (1)
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UVIC
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada