A web-based physical activity (PA) intervention for adults not reaching Canada's recommendations
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular diseasesCirculatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN36353353
- Lead Sponsor
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Canada)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 250
Inclusion Criteria
Participants-inclusion criteria
1. Not meeting Canada?s physical activity guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate-vigorous physical activity a week
2. To be between 40 and 75 years of age
3. Have internet access.
Exclusion Criteria
Participants-exclusion criteria:
1. A documented history of CVD at the time of the study
2. Poor mental function, drug or substance (e.g., alcohol) abuse, unstable psychiatric illness at the time of the study
3. Physical disability or other limitations reducing the ability to walk
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eisure-time physical activity. The Godin Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire will be used : a validated French version will assess in both groups the average frequency of light, moderate, and vigorous exercise during free time in a typical week at baseline and 3-month follow-up. Also, forty participants in both groups will receive a blinded pedometer that has been validated. These participants will be instructed about how to wear pedometer correctly and physical activity behaviour will be measured during 7 consecutive days from morning to bedtime at 3-month follow-up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method