Substance Use and Fitness

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Exercise; Substance Abuse

• Registration Number: NCT01305902
• Lead Sponsor: UConn Health

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to estimate the effect size of a contingency management procedure that reinforces walking at rates consistent with the American College of Sports Medicine recommendations of 10,000 or more steps per day in older adults. We expect that participants randomized to the contingency management intervention will increase walking to a greater degree than those assigned to a standard care condition.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-01
• Study First Submitted: 2011-02-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-02-28
• Study First Posted: 2011-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-04
• Study Completion: 2012-04
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-05
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• age 55 - 75 years
• currently not physically active
• willing and physically able as determined by physician approval to walk 10,000 steps per day
• blood pressure of 120-159 mmHg systolic or 80-99 mmHg diastolic
• willing to meet with research staff weekly for 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• psychiatric or physical illness that could interfere with participation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of days on which participants walked the recommended number of steps	Weeks 1-12

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Connecticut Health Center; 🇺🇸 Farmington, Connecticut, United States