The 5R Shared Leadership Program in Older Adult Walking Groups

Empowerment Clinical Trial

Official title:

The 5R Shared Leadership Program in Older Adult Walking Groups: A Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05038423
• Other study ID #: G- 2019 02 1530
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: KU Leuven
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To test the efficacy of the 5R Shared Leadership program in older adults on participants' identification with their walking group, group cohesion, walking activity, and well-being, compared to a regular group walking program, the investigators conducted a cluster randomised trial.

Description:

All walking groups participated in a 12-week structured group walking program. Half of these walking groups were randomly assigned to the intervention condition and received additionally the 5R Shared Leadership Program

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 503
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: January 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 55 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being part of a community-based OKRA SPORT+ meeting point that engages in the 12-week walking program

Exclusion Criteria:

• n/a

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Empowerment
• Leadership

Intervention

Behavioral:
• 5R Shared Leadership Program
The manualised 5RS program aims to develop the leadership qualities of peer leaders by teaching them how to create, embody, advance, and embed a collective sense of 'us' in their teams. More specifically, 5RS consists of two key components that involve (1) implementing a structure of shared leadership, and (2) strengthening the identity leadership skills of the appointed peer leaders (Fransen et al., 2020). Fransen, K., Haslam, S. A., Steffens, N. K., Mallett, C. J., Peters, K., Mertens, N., & Boen, F. (2020). All for us and us for all: Introducing the 5R Shared Leadership Program. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 51, 101762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101762 Haslam, S. A., Steffens, N. K., Peters, K., Boyce, R. A., Mallett, C. J., & Fransen, K. (2017). A social identity approach to leadership development: The 5R program. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 16(3), 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000176
• 12-week structured walking program
Participants engaged in an evidence-based 12-week structured walking program, which aimed to enhance participants' physical activity and aerobic fitness levels based on personalised walking schedules and weekly group walks organised by the community-based meeting points.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	KU Leuven	Leuven	Vlaams-Brabant

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
KU Leuven

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

References & Publications (1)

Fransen, K., Haslam, S. A., Steffens, N. K., Mallett, C. J., Peters, K., Mertens, N., & Boen, F. (2020). All for us and us for all: Introducing the 5R Shared Leadership Program. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 51, 101762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101762

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Identity leadership	4-item Identity Leadership Inventory-Short Form	12 weeks
Primary	Group identification scale	To assess participants' identification with their walking group, the investigators use the 4-item group identification measure (e.g., "I am glad to be a member of this walking group."), as suggested by Doosje et al. (1995). The cognitive, evaluative, and affective aspects of identification are evaluated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).; Doosje B, Ellemers N, Spears R. Perceived intragroup variability as a function of group status and identification. J Exp Soc Psychol. 1995;31(5):410-36.	12 weeks
Secondary	Group cohesion	Group Environment Questionnaire - A higher score corresponds with a higher group cohesion	12 weeks
Secondary	Well-being	Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale. It comprises 14 positively phrased items (e.g., "I've been feeling good about myself") rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (none of the time) to 5 (all of the time). A higher score corresponds with a higher well-being	12 weeks
Secondary	Walking activity	International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form	12 weeks