Substance Use and Fitness
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- ExerciseSubstance Abuse
- Interventions
- Behavioral: contingency management
- 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
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
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description contingency management for walking contingency management Participants assigned to this condition will be asked to wear a pedometer daily and scheduled for weekly meetings over for the next 12 weeks. The meeting duration and structure will be similar to that in the standard treatment condition including the handouts, with one exception. Participants in this condition will earn tangible reinforcement in the form of prizes for walking the target number of steps per day.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method number of days on which participants walked the recommended number of steps Weeks 1-12
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Connecticut Health Center
🇺🇸Farmington, Connecticut, United States