A randomised trial to evaluate the effect of an education program on the physical activity of University female staff aged 50 years and over
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Physical inactivityPublic Health - Health promotion/education
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12617000485336
- Lead Sponsor
- School of Public Health, The University of Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Eligible participants will be aged 50 years and over and female and be staff of The University of Sydney or Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Balmain Hospital or Canterbury Hospital, Sydney.
Exclusion Criteria
a) have insufficient English language skills to fully participate in the program;
b) have a medical condition that precludes participation in regular physical activity;
c) are already sufficiently active in accordance with the Australian Physical Activity guidelines.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The proportion of people achieving an average of at least 10,000 daily steps, measured objectively with an Actigraph accelerometer.[Actigraph measures collected over 7 consecutive days at baseline, and 3 months after randomisation]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method