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Prosocial Exercise: Does Exercising for Charity Result in Greater Well-Being and Physical Activity?

NCT02573454 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 117

Last updated 2017-05-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether prosocial exercise (exercising for the benefit of others) results in greater well-being and physical activity when compared to personal exercise (exercising without attempting to benefit others). Participants will be randomly assigned to utilize one of two exercise apps for a two week period: Charity Miles, which allows users to donate money to charities based on exercise participation, or Nike+ Running, which is a standard GPS exercise app. Participants will be provided with questionnaires at pre- and post-test, at a 4 week-follow-up, and immediately before and after each use of the app.

Conditions

  • Sedentary Lifestyle

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

App assignment

Under-active undergraduates are assigned to use a GPS exercise app that is prosocial (i.e., allows the user to raise money for charities) or personal (does not allow the user to raise money for charities) in nature

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Beauchamp, PhD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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