Impact of Mindful Walking Intervention on Daily Step Count

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Inactivity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindful Walking

• Registration Number: NCT03856385
• Lead Sponsor: Clemson University

Brief Summary

Mindful walking is a meditation practice that combines physical activity and mindfulness practice. This study examined whether a mindful walking intervention increased physical activity and improved health outcomes. The investigators conducted a randomized experiment among adults with inadequate physical activity, whereby the intervention group received a four-week, one-hour-per-week mindful walking intervention and the control group received instructions to increase physical activity (N=38). Participants in both groups received a wrist-worn step count device as participation incentive. Physical activity and health outcomes were measured with an online survey and data obtained from the wearable device at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and one month after the intervention (T3).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-05-26
• Primary Completion: 2017-08-15
• Study Completion: 2017-08-15
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Study First Submitted: 2019-02-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-02-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-26
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults over age 18
• Able to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

• Student athletes
• Medical condition that limits slow-paced walking for 20 minutes

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindful Walking	Mindful Walking	Four weekly 60 minute sessions of mindful walking.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Screen Time	one week	self-report measure, 4 items assessing television and non-television time in number of hours
Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity Scale	one week	self-report scale of physical activity, with total score ranging from 1-10; higher scores indicate increased activity
Daily Step Counts	one day	Fitbit-HR device data

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	one month	self-report measure, total score ranging from 7 to 28, with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality
Mental Health Inventory	one month	self-report measure of health-related quality of life, total score ranging from 5 to 30, with higher levels indicating higher quality of life
Brief Edinburgh Depression Scale	7 days	self-report measure, total score ranging from 6 to 24, with higher levels indicating higher levels of depression symptoms
Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory	7 days	self-report measure, total score ranging from 14 to 56 with higher scores indicating higher levels of mindfulness skills
Perceived Stress Scale	one month	self-report measure, total score ranges from 4 to 20, higher levels indicating higher levels of stress

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clemson University; 🇺🇸 Clemson, South Carolina, United States