N/A
N=54
Positive Psychology for Physical Activity Promotion
Obesity · Physical Activity
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03826173 ↗Enrolled (actual)
54
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Moderate-to-Vigorous Minutes of Physical Activity Per Week — 27.4; 83.0; 88.4; 54.5 Minutes of physical activity
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- PPPA (Behavioral); PA (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Brown University
- Primary completion
- Jul 2020
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Moderate-to-Vigorous Minutes of Physical Activity Per Week |
27.4; 83.0; 88.4; 54.5; 95.1; 140.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Positive and Negative Affect |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Optimism |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Subjective Happiness |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Satisfaction With Life |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Social Support for Exercise |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Physical Activity Enjoyment |
— | — |
Summary
This study is for physically inactive adults. Participants will be enrolled in the Positive Psychology and Physical Activity intervention designed to help them overcome barriers to physical activity, based on the principals of positive psychology.
This will involve six weekly one-hour group-based sessions at a local YMCA with a trained group leader. In addition to the in-person sessions, there will be text messages sent to participants about physical activity that include positive psychology content.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Sedentary or low-active, (defined as < 60 min/week of structured physical activity)
- Able to receive and respond to a text message at the time of screening
Exclusion Criteria
- History of coronary artery disease
- History of stroke
- History of uncontrolled hypertension
- History of asthma
- History of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- History of diabetes
- History of osteoarthritis or orthopedic problems that limit physical activity
- BMI greater than 40
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03826173). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.