NCT06509061

"I am a Physically Active Person!": A Randomized Controlled Trial Aimed to Increase Levels of Physical Activity Self-Definition and Physical Activity Among a Sample of Inactive Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Manitoba · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This explanatory sequential mixed methods study investigated if an intervention can increase the physical activity identity and physical activity (PA) of inactive individuals. The intervention condition focused on increasing participant's physical activity self-definition (PASD) through educational sessions and group discussions on the five direct and indirect determinants of PASD (perceived enjoyment, perceived wanting, perceived commitment, perceived trying, perceived ability). The control condition was given general health behaviour education sessions. Researchers conducted interviews with some of the participants after the intervention was completed.

Conditions

• Physical Activity Self-Definition
• Physical Activity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physical Activity Self-Definition	6 week behavioural change program designed to increase PASD and PA
OTHER	Control	6 week program designed to as an attention control, delivering content on general health behaviour.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2017-04-01
• Completion: 2017-04-01
• First posted: 2024-07-19
• Last updated: 2024-07-22