The efficacy of the internet for physical activity promotion among university students

Completed

• Conditions: Physical activity level of university students; Not Applicable; Physical activity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN33935970
• Lead Sponsor: The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-05-24
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 144

Inclusion Criteria

1. Having access to the Internet
2. Being a current full-time undergraduate student
3. Not having any physical conditions that would severely restrict the ability to be physically active
4. Having a total PA score of less than 3,000 MET·minutes per week, at the low- or moderate-activity category of the guidelines for data processing and analysis of the IPAQ

Exclusion Criteria

1. Having any physical condition that would severely restrict the ability to be physically active
2. Having a total PA score of more than 3,000 MET·minutes per week

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical activity levels are assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form at baseline, 3 and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stage of change assessed by Stage of Exercise Change Questionnaire at baseline, 3 and 6 months.