Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population — STEPS  

Physical Inactivity Clinical Trial

Official title: Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This feasibility study specifically addresses the issue of adapting US dietary guidelines physical activity recommendations to the population of the Lower Mississippi Delta. The hypothesis is that including a pedometer as a self-monitoring tool as part of adapted physical activity guidelines will result in greater immediate increases in physical activity (as monitored by an accelerometer) than an education program alone.

Clinical Trial Description

The purpose of this study was to determine if a short-term pedometer-based intervention results in immediate increases in time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) compared to a minimal educational intervention.A sample of 43 overweight adults 35 to 64 years of age participated in a one week pedometer-based feasibility trial monitored by accelerometry. Participants were randomized into a one-week education-only group or a group that also wore a pedometer. Accelerometer-measured MVPA was measured over 7 days at baseline and post-intervention. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Inactivity

• NCT number: NCT01264757
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 0
• Start date: February 2010
• Completion date: June 2010