Increasing Walking Following Cardiac Rehabilitation

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac Diseases; Walking
• Interventions: Device: pedometer

• Registration Number: NCT00281424
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alberta

Brief Summary

The purpose of the project was to test the widely endorsed assumption that pedometers produce or encourage more physical activity participation in the form of walking. The investigators hypothesized that pedometers would not increase the amount of walking cardiac patients participated in after their cardiac rehabilitation program compared to patients without pedometers.

Detailed Description

As evidenced by the media attention given to pedometers and recent physical activity promotional efforts focused on pedometers, people seem to think that owning a pedometer will influence activity levels.

However, an examination of a few social cognitive theories produces no theoretical rationale that would support any sustained positive influence of pedometers in the absence of some other conditional factor, such as a behavioural goal or a social support system. We believe that once people determine how many steps their usual routes and daily activity typically amounts to, that the pedometer will no longer be used. We based our contentions on two theories: self efficacy theory (Bandura, 1986;1997) and self-determination theory (Deci \& Ryan, 2000).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-06
• Study First Submitted: 2006-01-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-01-20
• Study First Posted: 2006-01-24
• Primary Completion: 2008-01
• Study Completion: 2009-01
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-04
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients referred to the Northern Alberta Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
• Patients who are willing to participate
• Are able to read English
• Patients who are able to walk at 2.0 mph based on their exercise stress test results

Exclusion Criteria

• patients unable to walk or walking contra-indicated
• unwilling
• do not read English

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
pedometer	pedometer	given pedometer

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical activity behaviour	months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital; 🇨🇦 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada