Adherence to Different Exercise Interventions
ConditionExercise Adherence
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-40
SponsorCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
About this trial
Only 50% of sedentary adults that start an exercise training program adhere to the program after 6 months. Exercise variety may improve adherence. The goal of this study is to examine different exercise interventions that include a variety of exercise on adherence.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
18-40 years old
Sedentary (<1 hour per week of exercise)
BMI 18.5 to 40 kg/m2
Disqualifiers
Adults with diagnosed cardiovascular, diabetes, renal, or any other metabolic disease determined by Health and Fitness History questionnaire.
Any other disability, ailment, or physical characteristics that may hinder the ability to participate in regular exercise determined by Health and Fitness History questionnaire.
Participating in other studies that would interfere with their ability to safely complete the exercise protocols.
Pregnant or trying to become pregnant, and peri-menopausal or post-menopausal women.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Walking
BehavioralPrescribed 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous walking.
Variety
BehavioralPrescribed 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous variety of exercise. Each week participants are randomly asked to participate in cycling, walking/jogging, yoga/Pilates, or cross-training.
Progressive
BehavioralPrescribed 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous progressive variety of exercise. Each week participants are randomly asked to participate in cycling, walking/jogging, yoga/Pilates, or cross-training. Participants can choose which exercise they want to do, and can do as much or little as they want.
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsGroup A: WalkingActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: VarietyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: ProgressiveExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Adherence to exercise intervention
Adherence is assessed as meeting or exceeding 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous exercise
Time frame
Change from baseline at 1-week, 2-weeks, 3-weeks, and 4-weeksSecondary outcomes
1
Acceptability of intervention
Participants will complete a survey on acceptability at the end of the exercise intervention
Time frame
Acceptability at 4-weeks2
Body Weight
Body weight will be measured at baseline and 4-weeks
Time frame
Change in body weight from baseline to 4-weeksSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov