Status:
UNKNOWN
Promoting Healthy Exercise to Conscientious Christians
Lead Sponsor:
York University
Conditions:
Sedentary Behavior
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Given the importance of reducing mortality-morbidity, more effective Physical Activity (PA) interventions are important, and the recently observed stabilizations of PI levels suggest that novel method...
Detailed Description
Physical inactivity (PI) in North America (NA) is associated with high levels of excess morbidity-mortality (Arraiz et al., 1992; Knight, 2012; Villeneuve et al., 1998) with significant decreases in m...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- (1) 25 to 55 years old; (2) self-identification as a regular church attendee (Lazerwitz, 1962); (3) willingness to complete the Big Five Inventory (BFI) (John et al., 2008; John \& Srivastava, 1999; (4) BFI scores that are 1 SD \> the mean score typically derived in most published studies; (5) willingness to receive and use a loaned Fitbit Versa 2 delivered by FedEx and commit to wearing it during daytime hours on a daily basis for the duration of the 16 week intervention (6) BMI between 27 and 33; (7) fluent in English; (8) approval from a primary care physician for initiating a graded-incremental walking exercise routine; (9) ability to walk for 30 minutes at a time without significant self-identification of pain and/or orthopedic dysfunction.
Exclusion
- 1) Individuals who self-report a past or present diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse/Addiction in the past three months will be excluded; suicidal ideation or attempted suicide in the past six months prior to the study are also exclusion factors; (2) individuals with a self-reported co-morbid illness or condition that could be negatively affected by walking exercise; 3) individuals who report walking 20 minutes per day (on average) or more.
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 25 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 9 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06119334
Start Date
November 25 2023
End Date
December 9 2025
Last Update
November 7 2023
Active Locations (1)
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York University - School of Kinesiology and Health Science
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4E 3C1