Goal Setting and Lifestyle

NCT01110213 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: CHS - 14544
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 43
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this feasibility study is to determine if a theory-based lifestyle intervention consisting of telephone counseling is associated with improvements in physical activity and dietary intake.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Diet

Keywords

Aging; physical activity; diet; goal setting

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Leisure Time Physical Activity

  Physical Activity was measured using an adaptation of the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire. Participants reported how many times during an average week they participated in mild (i.e., takes minimal effort), moderate (i.e., increases your heart and breathing rate a little), and strenuous activity (i.e., caused one's heart to beat rapidly) for at least 30 minutes at a time.

  8-weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Goal specificity and difficulty

  8-weeks

Study Arms (2)

Physical activity

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received individual tailored telephone counseling and group-tailored newsletters encouraging leisure time physical activity. Content was based on goal setting theory and decisional balance.

Behavioral: Physical activity

Fruit and vegetable

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received individual tailored telephone counseling and group-tailored newsletters encouraging fruit and vegetable intake. Content was based on goal setting theory and decisional balance.

Behavioral: Fruit and vegetable

Interventions

Physical activity BEHAVIORAL

Participants received two individually tailored phone calls and two condition specific newsletters encouraging goal setting and weighing the pros and cons for physical activity.

Physical activity

Fruit and vegetable BEHAVIORAL

Participants received two individually tailored phone calls and two condition specific newsletters encouraging goal setting and weighing the pros and cons for fruit and vegetable consumption.

Fruit and vegetable

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• must be 55 years or older,
• posses a telephone,
• able to give informed consent, and
• commit to a 10 week study.

You may not qualify if:

• currently enrolled in a study promoting physical activity or dietary intake,
• currently exceeding current recommendations for physical activity or F\&V intake at baseline, and
• medical conditions contraindicating physical activity or fruit and vegetable consumption.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Hawaii: lead
• University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Cancer Research Center of Hawaii / University of Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise; Fruit; Vegetables

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Food; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena; Food and Beverages

Study Officials

• Raheem J Paxton, PhD

  University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2010
• First Posted: April 26, 2010
• Study Start: August 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2007
• Study Completion: August 1, 2007
• Last Updated: April 26, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-04

Locations

US (1)