Intervention in Habit, Automatic Affective Evaluations and Physical Activity Among University Students

Physical Inactivity Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effectiveness of the LifelongU Intervention in Habit, Automatic Affective Evaluations and Physical Activity Among University Students With Physical Inactivity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06140680
• Other study ID #: DANDAN HUANG
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 12, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 14, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: Universiti Sains Malaysia
• Contact: DANDAN HUANG
• Phone: +8613996265158
• Email: dandanh[@]student.usm.my
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the LifelongU intervention in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity among university students. The main questions aim to answer are:

• What is the difference in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity between the intervention and control groups?

• What is the difference in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity between the before and after intervention?

Participants will attend 12 sessions of four modules that performed face-to-face physical education lessons. Lesson content included 10-min health-related fitness knowledge, 30-min fitness test and training, 50-min motor skill training with behavior change techniques (90 min per a lesson, once a week).

Researchers will compare control group to see if any effect difference.

Description:

A range of behavior change techniques derived from habit formation and self-regulation domain strategies will be used. These include behavioral rehearsal/practice, prompts/cues, and self-monitoring. The overall aim was to help students increase perceptions of physical competence and confidence, build positive affective attitude of physical activity, and develop autonomous association between physical activity and cues of time or events. Moreover, this intervention used student-centered learning strategies, game-centered approach in terms of mode of learning, and flexible in choice of timing, frequency, duration, and intensity of physical activity.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 58
• Est. completion date: June 14, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: May 17, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 18-25 years

• failure meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines (< 150 minutes MVPA or < 70 minutes VIPA in total a week) at the time of recruitment, screened via the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

• student athletes

• the presence of health conditions that prevented safe engagement in physical activity, screened via the PAR-Q+.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Inactivity
• Sedentary Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• LifelongU
The LifelongU intervention is an abbreviation name from LifelongU: Cultivating Physical Literacy for University & Beyond. "LifelongU" is a unique and coined term that symbolizes the program's commitment to promoting physical literacy as a lifelong journey. It combines the words "Lifelong" and "University" to represent an intervention that focuses on physical literacy development not only during the university years but also throughout a person's entire life. The name is designed to convey the idea that physical literacy is an asset that will benefit individuals in all aspects of life, even after they leave the university.
• Physical education
The control group received 12-week traditional physical education lesson as usual.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Dandan Huang	Chongqing	Chongqing

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physical Activity	Using [Global Physical Activity Questionnaire]: the minimum time are 0 minutes per a day and maximum time are 1440 minutes per a day, and higher scores mean a better physical activity level.	Assessments will be conducted at baseline (after the screening), 6th week after the baseline, 12th week, and 16th week.
Primary	Habit	Using questionnaire [Physical activity self-report habit index]: This is a 12-item questionnaire answered on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree), with higher scores indicating stronger habit strength.	Assessments will be conducted at baseline (after the screening), 6th week after the baseline, 12th week, and 16th week.
Primary	Association Affective Evaluation	Using [Single-Category Implicit Association Test]: the minimum value is 0 and maximum values is 5, and higher scores mean a positive affective attitude.	Assessments will be conducted at baseline (after the screening), 6th week after the baseline, 12th week, and 16th week.