Physiotherapy & Physical Activity Promotion in healthy adults: Is measurement alone enough?: a pilot study.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: physical activity; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000566437
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Nicole Freene

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-05-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria
1. Between 18 and 64 years old (which is the age range for the physical activity (PA) guidelines for adults).
2. Participants must be insuffiently active (<150 mins moderate - vigorous PA (MVPA) per week)
3. They will have no serious medical conditions that could limit participation in moderate physical activity, such as unstable angina, uncontrolled hypertension, diagnosed or hospitalized with chest pain, heart attack or heart surgery in the past 6 months and no severe functional impairments due to multiple medical or psychiatric diseases.
4. They will not be planning to move from the ACT within 18-weeks.
5. Only one person per household will be eligible.
6. Participants will have adequate English skills and have appropriate cognitive skills to provide informed consent and increase physical activity levels, if desired.

Exclusion Criteria

Medical clearance screening will be undertaken using the Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) Pre-Exercise Screening System. If the participant answers ‘yes’ to any of the SMA screening questions, they will be asked to attend their local medical officer to receive medical clearance before they can be included in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified