An 8-week physical activity intervention for Australian Indigenous adults to improve their functional capacity.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic diseasephysical inactivityFunctional capacityPublic Health - Other public health
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000497404
- Lead Sponsor
- James Cook University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
The sampling frame is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders aged 18-45 years old who have a chronic disease or a risk factor for chronic disease and are residing in the communities of interest. Risk factors for chronic diseases are based on the definitions by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare guidelines, such as having a BMI of/or greater than 30, waist circumference of/or greater than 94 centimetres for men and 80 centimetres for women and less than 150minutes of physical activity per week.
Exclusion Criteria
Participants will be excluded if they are pregnant or have been advised not to exercise by a medical professional.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional capacity, assessed by the six-minute walk test[Baseline, immediately post intervention and three months after the intervention. ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method