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Comparison of Affect-based, Self-selected, and Traditional Exercise Prescriptions

NCT03047590 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 159

Last updated 2018-07-09

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Summary

This study will evaluate adherence to four types of walking programs. Participants will be randomized to walking programs that included either (1) affect-based exercise intensity, (2) self-selected (or "choice-based") exercise intensity, (3) heart-rate based exercise intensity, or (4) heart-rate guided exercise intensity with the emphasis on affective benefits.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Choice-based Exercise Intensity

Participants are instructed to choose whichever intensity they want, rather than regulate their intensity based on heart rate.

BEHAVIORAL

Positive Affect Focus

Participants are instructed to focus on feeling good while exercising.

BEHAVIORAL

Heart rate-based Exercise Intensity

Participants are instructed to regulate their exercise intensity based on their heart rate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-21
Primary Completion
2018-03-29
Completion
2018-03-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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