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Filter by:The purpose of this project is to develop a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) training protocol, and test the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of its delivery in an elementary school setting.
The primary aim of the study is to examine whether the provision of personalised multidimensional physical activity profiles (derived from technological advances in physical activity monitoring) is supported by instantaneous physical activity feedback in fostering a meaningful change in physical activity behaviour amongst adults.
An increasingly physical inactive lifestyle in the Western World has led to a higher number of lifestyle -related diseases. The consequences are now already present in childhood with an increased prevalence of overweight, obesity, and diabetes. Inactivity is also accompanied by cardiovascular iseases and is also thought to be associated with an increased incidence of nearsightedness (myopia). Myopia is the most frequent eye disease globally, and causes severe personal and societal expenses and may additionally lead to secondary eye disorders such as retinal detachment, glaucoma, and cataract. The retina is the only place in the human body where it is possible to directly inspect the blood vessels (microvasculature). Photography of the eye background allows a noninvasive examination of the retinal structure in which it is possible to make measurements on the retinal blood vessels. It is well known that early vascular chances can be detected with this method and that there are correlation between these changes and systemic diseases, such as hypertension, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. This study is a new subproject in The Childhood Health, Activity, and Motor Performance School (CHAMPS) Study Denmark, also known as the Svendborg Project. The project has a well-defined cohort with originally 1515 school students who since 2007 have been divided into two groups: schools with extra exercise during school hours and matched traditional schools. CHAMPS-DK aims to investigate the effect of increased physical activity on current and future health of children and adolescents. Thanks to this unique child cohort it is possible to investigate the correlation between physical activity, myopia and retinal vascular diameters in a large group of Danish schoolchildren. We want to study the degree and reversibility of physical activity and its effect on the development of myopia and retinal blood vessel changes. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about the correlation between physical activity and retinal vascular diameters in children. Furthermore, it is still unclear whether physical activity can prevent the development of myopia; such a realization could have far-reaching consequences in form of a modified approach to the necessity for exercise and, furthermore, potentially a significant socio-economic benefit.
This approach will train peer mentors to deliver a culturally appropriate intervention and provide social support that is critical for facilitating and sustaining health behavior change. The objective is to compare the efficacy of an innovative healthy lifestyle skills mentoring program (Mentored Planning to be Active [MBA]) to a teacher led program (PBA) for increasing physical activity in Appalachian high school teens. MBA emphasizes the social determinants of health by using a social networking approach that trains peer mentors to support targeted teens
Physical inactivity is a health problem that affects people worldwide and has been identified as the fourth largest risk factor for overall mortality (contributing to 6% of deaths globally). Many researchers have tried to increase physical activity (PA) levels through traditional methods without much success. Thus, many researchers are turning to mobile technology as an emerging method for changing health behaviours.The study consists of a physical activity intervention through a mobile application in elderly. The study is a 3x2 model, in which the sample is distributed in three study groups (over 53 years) and were evaluated at 10 weeks from baseline.
The proposed study seeks to better understand the role of body weight, energy expenditure, and energy intake as mechanisms of body weight gain during detraining following aerobic exercise. It is hypothesized that participants in the higher dose exercise group will have greater body weight gain compared to the lower exercise dose and control group from wk 24 to wk 76 follow-up.
This study is aimed to develop analysis methods and measurements tools for physiological variables : respiration, circulation and their mutual interactions and with the functions involved in the daily life in healthy volunteers (drinking, eating, sleeping, coughing...). The devices that are used are non invasive. The development of these tools needs to be validated on physiological signals obtained in healthy volunteers.
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate adaptive goal setting and feedback interventions (Adaptive Interventions) to promote physical activity behaviors and compare it to static physical activity interventions (Static Interventions) using two levels of goal setting (Adaptive Goals vs. Static Goals) and two levels of reinforcement procedures (Praise/Rewards and No Praise/Rewards) in a 2 x 2 factorial randomized controlled trial. All four groups will receive the intervention via a semi-automated text message system developed by the investigators study team. The primary aim of this study will be to: 1. Evaluate whether the adaptive interventions result in greater change in physical activity (pedometer-measured steps/day) compared to the static Intervention groups. HYPOTHESES: Participants in the adaptive interventions will increase their steps/day more than participants in the Static Intervention groups. The Adaptive Goals and Reinforcement Group will outperform the other 3 groups. The secondary aims of this study will be to: 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the adaptive and static goal interventions in improving anthropometric, cardiovascular fitness, and cardiometabolic risk factors. HYPOTHESES: Participants in the adaptive interventions will show greater improvements in fitness, lean and fat body mass, and serum biomarkers than participants in the Static Intervention groups. The Adaptive Goals and Reinforcement Group will outperform the other 3 groups. 3. to assess participants' satisfaction with the overall program.
Regular physical activity is associated with a diverse range of physical and mental health outcomes, with the effects being particularly pronounced among older adults. Despite these health benefits, involvement in physical activity has been found to decline over the course of adulthood with older adults in particular risk of inactivity. A growing body of evidence, however, suggests that group-based settings that are sensitive to both the age-composition and gender-composition of their constituent members may represent an opportune means of supporting the improved adoption and maintenance of older adults in physical activity programs. The overall purpose of this feasibility trial is to test the effectiveness of a group-based physical activity program for older adults that is sensitive to both age-congruent and gender-congruent contextual factors, in supporting their sustained involvement in physical activity.
This randomized trial tested the hypothesis that there would be an incremental benefit of personalized coaching and PCP support in an EHR-based intervention designed to help primary care patients maintain recent intentional weight loss of at least 5%.