Brief Motivational Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Fruit/Vegetable Intake

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Poor Diet
• Interventions: Behavioral: Brief Motivational Intervention; Behavioral: Educational information

• Registration Number: NCT01075139
• Lead Sponsor: University of Missouri-Columbia

Brief Summary

Research has shown that a high percentage of college students do not meet recommended national guidelines for physical activity or fruit/vegetable intake. The purpose of this study was to pilot test the short-term efficacy of a one-on-one, brief motivational intervention (BMI) designed to increase physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake. It was hypothesized that participants in the BMI condition would report greater physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake at follow-up than those in an education-only control condition.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-10
• Primary Completion: 2009-10
• Study Completion: 2009-10
• Study First Submitted: 2010-02-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-02-23
• Study First Posted: 2010-02-24
• Status Verified: 2011-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-09-20
• Last Update Posted: 2011-09-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Two or fewer days of 30+ minutes of moderate physical activity per week
• Zero days of 20+ minutes of vigorous physical activity per week

Exclusion Criteria

• Three or more days of 30+ minutes of moderate physical activity per week
• One or more days of 20+ minutes of vigorous physical activity per week

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Brief Motivational Intervention	Brief Motivational Intervention	Subjects in this condition met one-on-one with a counselor for 30 minutes. Subjects received personalized feedback regarding their current physical activity levels and fruit/vegetable intake. Counselors used a motivational interviewing style to try to help resolve ambivalence about changing their current behaviors.
Educational information	Educational information	Subjects in this condition received general educational information about the benefits associated with physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vigorous physical activity minutes per week.	One-month follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Moderate physical activity minutes per week.	One-month follow-up.
Fruit and vegetable intake per week	One-month follow-up	Number of fruit and vegetable servings per day per week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Memphis; 🇺🇸 Memphis, Tennessee, United States