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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN47901994
ISRCTN47901994
Completed
N/A

Increasing physical activity in older adults: a randomised controlled pilot trial of a brief, habit-based intervention

niversity College London (UK)0 sites120 target enrollmentJanuary 16, 2014

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity College London (UK)
Enrollment
120
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 16, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity College London (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Aged 60\-75 years
  • 2\. Retired
  • 3\. Inactive (\<30 consecutive minutes of leisure time physical activity of at least 3 METs per week)
  • 4\. Sedentary (\>6 total leisure time hours sitting per day)
  • 5\. Able to speak and read English
  • 6\. Able to provide full informed consent for themselves

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Reporting a disabling impairment which prevents them from engaging in regular light physical activity
  • 2\. Currently participating, or has participated in the previous 3 months, in a physical activity promotion or sedentary behaviour reduction study
  • 3\. Unable to provide informed consent due to mental incapacity or active psychotic illness
  • 4\. Terminally ill
  • 5\. Aged under 60 or over 75 years at time of first contact
  • 6\. Insufficient comprehension of English

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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