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Internet Intervention Promotes Physical Activity in Sedentary Older Adults

NCT01579240 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 368

Last updated 2012-04-17

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Summary

This study evaluated the efficacy of a 12-week Internet intervention to help sedentary older adults adopt and maintain an exercise regimen. A total of 368 men and women over 55 years of age (x = 60.3; SD 4.9 ) were recruited and screened on line. They randomized into treatment and control groups and assessed at pre-test, 12 weeks, and at six months.

The multivariate model was significant at posttest (p = .001; large effect size) and at six months (p = .001; medium effect size). At posttest, intervention participation showed significant improvement on 13 of 14 outcome measures compared to the control group. At six months, treatment group participants were found to maintain large gains compared to the Ctrl participants on all 14 measures.

Conditions

  • Exercise
  • Sedentary Older Adults

Interventions

OTHER

Internet exercise program

12 voluntary weekly visits to website

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-02-28
Primary Completion
2006-10-31
Completion
2006-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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