NCT03856385

Impact of Mindful Walking Intervention on Daily Step Count

Impact of Mindful Walking Intervention on Daily Step Count: A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Clemson University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Mindful walking is a meditation practice that combines physical activity and mindfulness practice. This study examined whether a mindful walking intervention increased physical activity and improved health outcomes. The investigators conducted a randomized experiment among adults with inadequate physical activity, whereby the intervention group received a four-week, one-hour-per-week mindful walking intervention and the control group received instructions to increase physical activity (N=38). Participants in both groups received a wrist-worn step count device as participation incentive. Physical activity and health outcomes were measured with an online survey and data obtained from the wearable device at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and one month after the intervention (T3).

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindful Walking	Weekly 60 minute mindful walking sessions involving observations of bodily sensations, experiences, and breath. Discussion of mindful walking experiences and encouragement to meet physical activity goals.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-26
• Primary completion: 2017-08-15
• Completion: 2017-08-15
• First posted: 2019-02-27
• Last updated: 2019-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States