NCT04499547

YouTube-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention

Effect of a YouTube-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention on College Students' Aerobic and Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Minnesota · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will be an 8-week randomized controlled trial examining the effects of a YouTube-delivered aerobic and muscle strengthening physical activity intervention on university students' physical activity, fitness, sleep quality, and psychosocial health outcomes. Participants will be randomized into 1 of 2 groups: (1) intervention group (receive twice-weekly YouTube videos \[1 aerobic workout video; 1 muscle-strengthening workout video\] for 8 weeks); or (2) control group (receive twice-weekly YouTube videos with general health information \[no physical activity-related information or workouts\] for 8 weeks). Baseline (0 weeks), mid-point (4 weeks), and post-test (8 weeks) testing will take place and the following outcome measures will be assessed at these time points: participants' free-living (7-day) objectively-measured physical activity and sleep quality data will be collected; anthropometric measures (height, weight, percent body fat); cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness; and psychosocial assessments (perceived physical activity barriers and social support).

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	YouTube-delivered aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity intervention	Participants in the intervention group will receive two YouTube-delivered videos each week, for 8 weeks. In detail, on Monday, participants will receive an aerobic-based physical activity video with information and a workout to complete and on Thursdays, the participants will receive a video with muscle-strengthening physical activity information and a workout to complete.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-02
• Primary completion: 2021-03-27
• Completion: 2021-04-28
• First posted: 2020-08-05
• Last updated: 2022-04-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States