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Comparing Two Different Methods to Prescribe Exercise

NCT04286919 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2020-08-07

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Summary

Practical interventions are needed to increase physical activity (PA) levels in insufficiently active individuals. HEAT is a randomized controlled trial comparing two different exercise prescription (ExRx) methods to increase PA volume among insufficiently active UConn students. Students will be randomized to two groups: (1) ExRx#1 will emphasize meeting the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans via the Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type or FITT principle of ExRx; and (2) ExRx#2 will be founded in the Integrated Behavior Change Theory and based on the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Review Committee Scientific Report heat map which emphasizes that all PA counts. HEAT aims to assess the effectiveness of each ExRx individually and comparatively to one another for each outcome measure. We hypothesize that UConn students in ExRx#2 will increase PA volume more than ExRx#1 in response to the 12wk ExRx due to its foundation in the IBC. If our hypothesis proves correct we aim to inform healthcare providers on university campuses on which method of ExRx is more effective at increasing PA participation among their insufficiently active students.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Health Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans to a New Method of Exercise Prescription Among College Students

A randomized controlled trial comparing the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans weekly recommendations of 150-minutes of moderate intensity physical activity plus 2 days of muscle-strengthening physical activity to the Move Your Way Campaign message of increasing any and all physical activity to accumulate more movement throughout the week across all types and intensities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Connecticut

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Linda S Pescatello, PhD · University of Connecticut

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-22
Primary Completion
2020-05-28
Completion
2020-05-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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