Walking to Wellness in an ageing sedentary university community

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Physical activity; Work ability; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000301066
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Martin Mackey

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-04-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 156

Inclusion Criteria

Volunteers will be eligible to participate if they are:
1. employed at the Australian Catholic University on a part-time or full time basis in either an academic or administrative job designation
2. work at one of three of the university’s campuses located in Sydney and Melbourne

Exclusion Criteria

Volunteers will be excluded from participation if they have a:
1. physically active lifestyle as defined as compliance with current physical activity guidelines (i.e. participating in > 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week)
2. cardiovascular, neurological or musculoskeletal contraindication to exercise as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) or subsequent certification by a medical practitioner.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average work day step count: will be measured by pedometer (Yamax SW-200) and averaged over five working days at each time point[Pre-intervention (baseline), end adoption phase (end week 4) and post-intervention (end week 12).]