NCT03598647

Feelings About Exercise

Affective Responses to Physical Activity: A Novel Intervention Target for Increasing Physical Activity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study seeks to investigate why some individuals exercise more than others by focusing on feelings related to exercise. This two part study first examines whether regular exercisers (n=30) and non-exercisers (n=30) differ in how a 30-minute moderate-intensity exercise bout makes them feel. All participants will walk on a treadmill for 30 minutes on two separate occasions and will be asked to report on how they feel before, during, and after exercise, how they anticipate that exercise will make them feel, and how they remembered feeling during exercise. In addition, after exercise session #2, non-exercisers will be randomized to: 1) a brief intervention focused on providing general information about the physical activity guidelines, or 2) a brief intervention which provides general information about physical activity guidelines, but also focuses on affective responses to physical activity. Non-exercisers will complete an identical, third exercise session approximately 1-week following this intervention. Further, all participants will receive a 12-week, Internet-delivered weight loss program following all exercise visits and physical activity will be assessed before and after the weight loss program.

Conditions

• Physical Activity
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Affect and physical activity	The focus of this intervention is to help the participant to become more aware of their positive feelings and experiences related to exercise. They will learn about typical affective responses to exercise, view their own affective responses to exercise, and they will be taught cognitive strategies for altering affective responses to exercise. Participants will also receive general information about exercise safety, physical activity guidelines, and exercise intensity.
BEHAVIORAL	Physical activity information	Participants will receive general information about exercise safety, physical activity guidelines, and exercise intensity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-07-31
• Primary completion: 2019-07-12
• Completion: 2019-10-22
• First posted: 2018-07-26
• Last updated: 2021-09-28
• Results posted: 2021-09-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States