Exercise, Activity and Smoking in Young Adults

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate how physical activity levels change in young adults when they start a specific exercise program.

Detailed Description
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate how physical activity levels change in young adults when they start a specific exercise program. Physical activity levels will be monitored daily via a FitBit Flex. Outcome measures include number of minutes of activity per day and distance traveled per day.

Official Title
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Exercise to Promote Quit Attempts in Young Adults

Conditions
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Exercise, Delayed Control

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: High Intensity Interval Training
* Behavioral: Moderate Intensity
* Behavioral: Delayed Control
* Device: FitBit Flex


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 18-40 years old, stable physical/mental health, current smoker currently minimally active, ambulatory, interested in increasing their physical activity, willingness to attend weekly exercise intervention sessions at a SNAP Fitness location within 10 miles of the University of Minnesota campus, the ability to comply with the study protocol and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Contraindications to increasing physical activity including, but not limited to, abnormal electrocardiogram or V02 test results, high blood pressure (defined as systolic blood pressure over 165 or diastolic blood pressure over 100), heart attack, acute (2 days) cardiac event or stroke in preceding six months, unstable angina, uncontrolled dysrhythmias causing hemodynamic compromise, symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure, acute pulmonary embolism or pulmonary infarction, acute myocarditis or pericarditis, dissecting aneurism, acute systemic infection and unstable pulmonary or cardiovascular conditions.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: High Intensity Interval Training/FitBit Flex<br>Meet with personal trainer once per week for 20-minute exercise session | Behavioral: High Intensity Interval Training<br>* High Intensity Interval Training<br>* Other names: FitBit Flex;Device: FitBit Flex<br>* Use to measure increase in Physical Activity<br>|
| Experimental: Moderate Intensity/FitBit Flex<br>Meet with personal trainer once per week for 30-minute exercise session and exercise two times a week outside of personal trainer | Behavioral: Moderate Intensity<br>* Moderate Intensity Training<br>Device: FitBit Flex<br>* Use to measure increase in Physical Activity<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Delayed Control/FtBit Flex<br>No exercise offered | Behavioral: Delayed Control<br>* Delayed Control<br>Device: FitBit Flex<br>* Use to measure increase in Physical Activity<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Participants With Increase in Physical Activity as assessed by FitBit |  | 12 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Exercise, Smoking