Exercise, Activity and Smoking in Young Adults

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Exercise, Delayed Control
• Interventions: Behavioral: Moderate Intensity; Behavioral: High Intensity Interval Training; Behavioral: Delayed Control; Device: FitBit Flex

• Registration Number: NCT02527876
• Lead Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how physical activity levels change in young adults when they start a specific exercise program.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how physical activity levels change in young adults when they start a specific exercise program. Physical activity levels will be monitored daily via a FitBit Flex. Outcome measures include number of minutes of activity per day and distance traveled per day.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-08
• Study First Submitted: 2015-08-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-08-17
• Study First Posted: 2015-08-19
• Primary Completion: 2016-10
• Study Completion: 2016-10
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• 18-40 years old,
• stable physical/mental health,
• current smoker
• currently minimally active,
• ambulatory,
• interested in increasing their physical activity,
• willingness to attend weekly exercise intervention sessions at a SNAP Fitness location within 10 miles of the University of Minnesota campus,
• the ability to comply with the study protocol and provide informed consent

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Exclusion Criteria

• Contraindications to increasing physical activity including, but not limited to,
• abnormal electrocardiogram or V02 test results,
• high blood pressure (defined as systolic blood pressure over 165 or diastolic blood pressure over 100),
• heart attack, acute (2 days) cardiac event or stroke in preceding six months,
• unstable angina,
• uncontrolled dysrhythmias causing hemodynamic compromise,
• symptomatic severe aortic stenosis,
• uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure,
• acute pulmonary embolism or pulmonary infarction,
• acute myocarditis or
• pericarditis,
• dissecting aneurism,
• acute systemic infection and
• unstable pulmonary or cardiovascular conditions.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
High Intensity Interval Training/FitBit Flex	FitBit Flex	Meet with personal trainer once per week for 20-minute exercise session
Moderate Intensity/FitBit Flex	Moderate Intensity	Meet with personal trainer once per week for 30-minute exercise session and exercise two times a week outside of personal trainer
Moderate Intensity/FitBit Flex	FitBit Flex	Meet with personal trainer once per week for 30-minute exercise session and exercise two times a week outside of personal trainer
High Intensity Interval Training/FitBit Flex	High Intensity Interval Training	Meet with personal trainer once per week for 20-minute exercise session
Delayed Control/FtBit Flex	Delayed Control	No exercise offered
Delayed Control/FtBit Flex	FitBit Flex	No exercise offered

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants With Increase in Physical Activity as assessed by FitBit	12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

DCRU; 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States