Clinical trial NCT06024577: Adherence to Different Exercise Interventions
Official title: Aherence to Different Exercise Interventions
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Exercise Adherence
Lead sponsor: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-09-06
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized study to three arms: 1) walk intervention, 2) variety intervention, 3) progressive intervention
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Only 50% of sedentary adults that start an exercise training program adhere to the program after 6 months. Exercise variety may improve adherence. The goal of this study is to examine different exercise interventions that include a variety of exercise on adherence.

Detailed description: Regular exercise, in the form of walking 150 minutes per week, is widely regarded as having many health and fitness benefits. Despite these well-known benefits, adherence to exercise interventions is extremely low. When sedentary adults start an exercise training program only 50% adhere to the program and meet the national recommendations of 150 minutes per week. A possible explanation of the low adherence is that most adults only walk for exercise, and that providing a variety of exercise may increase adherence. Preliminary observational data show that a variety of exercise may increase weekly exercise expenditure compared to other interventions. The overall objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility, adherence, and acceptability of different exercise interventions including 1) walk intervention, 2) variety intervention, and 3) progressive intervention (see below for description).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-40 years old
* Sedentary (\<1 hour per week of exercise)
* BMI 18.5 to 40 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

* Adults with diagnosed cardiovascular, diabetes, renal, or any other metabolic disease determined by Health and Fitness History questionnaire.
* Any other disability, ailment, or physical characteristics that may hinder the ability to participate in regular exercise determined by Health and Fitness History questionnaire.
* Participating in other studies that would interfere with their ability to safely complete the exercise protocols.
* Pregnant or trying to become pregnant, and peri-menopausal or post-menopausal women.
* History of smoking within the last 6 months
* Any other vulnerable population (children \<18, pregnant women, prisoners, etc.)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Adherence to exercise intervention
timeFrame: Change from baseline at 1-week, 2-weeks, 3-weeks, and 4-weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Acceptability of intervention
timeFrame: Acceptability at 4-weeks
measure: Body Weight
timeFrame: Change in body weight from baseline to 4-weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: San Luis Obispo
country: United States
facility: California Polytechnic State University
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
name: Todd Hagobian
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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