Status:
COMPLETED
"Increasing Physical Activity in Canadian Adults Affected by COVID-19 Social Distancing Restrictions: A Feasibility Trial of an Online Intervention"
Lead Sponsor:
University of Victoria
Conditions:
Physical Activity, Healthy Promotion
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ 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:
- started practising social distancing due to the current COVID-19 guidelines
- are currently not meeting the physical activity (PA) guidelines (less than 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity)
- 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.
Exclusion
- Participants will be excluded from the project if:
- they do 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 (this will be assessed using the GAQ. Screening completed formally over the phone, and participants will give their consent online)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 20 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
37 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04400305
Start Date
May 20 2020
End Date
August 30 2021
Last Update
October 21 2021
Active Locations (2)
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1
Behavioural Medicine Lab, University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8P-5C2
2
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W 2Y2