Feasibility trial of a 12-week Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity (VILPA) program in inactive adults transitioning to retirement
- Conditions
- Sedentary behavoiurInsufficient physical activityPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000493640
- Lead Sponsor
- Curtin University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Eligible participants will be adults who are planning to retire in the next five years or recently retired in the past six months, who do not participate in sufficient physical activity, have no life-threatening physical or mental health conditions which prevent them from doing VILPA, speaks English and lives in Perth metropolitan area. Each prospective participant will answer a physical activity readiness questionnaire, individuals who answer yes to any of the questions will be encouraged to seek general practitioner advice prior to enrolling in the study.
Sufficient physical activity is defined as accumulation of 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity a week, or 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity or week.
Participants who have fully retired for more than 6 months, or do not plan to retire in the next five years, who have life-threatening physical or mental health conditions which prevent them from doing VILPA, or who deemed unsafe by their general practitioner to engage in VILPA
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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