Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population

NCT01264757 | Completed Early Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: PBRC 29034
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 43
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This feasibility study specifically addresses the issue of adapting US dietary guidelines physical activity recommendations to the population of the Lower Mississippi Delta. The hypothesis is that including a pedometer as a self-monitoring tool as part of adapted physical activity guidelines will result in greater immediate increases in physical activity (as monitored by an accelerometer) than an education program alone.

Conditions

Physical Inactivity

Keywords

pedometer; accelerometer; moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; adult; randomized trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Minutes spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)

  A GT3X accelerometer is used to monitor each participants physical activity levels for seven consecutive days at baseline and again following a 7-day intervention period. The amount of time per day spent above a threshold of 2200 accelerometer counts/min is averaged over at least three days as the measure of MVPA.

  The primary outcome is measured at baseline and after a 7-day intervention period (1 week)

Study Arms (2)

Education

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Educational brochure about physical activity provided.

Behavioral: Physical Activity Educational Materials

Pedometer

EXPERIMENTAL

A pedometer was provided in addition to educational materials.

Behavioral: Pedometer

Interventions

Physical Activity Educational Materials BEHAVIORAL

A brochure was provided to participants about the health benefits of physical activity and physical activity recommendations

Education

Pedometer BEHAVIORAL

A pedometer was provided to participants in addition to educational materials about the health benefits of physical activity.

Pedometer

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 35 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• to 64 years of age
• body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 34.9 kg/m2
• being able to walk without limitation

You may not qualify if:

• cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neuromuscular, neurological, or psychiatric problems; musculoskeletal problems interfering with exercise
• immunodeficiency problems
• malignancies in the last 5 years
• any other medical condition or life threatening disease that could be aggravated by exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center: lead
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Katzmarzyk PT, Champagne CM, Tudor-Locke C, Broyles ST, Harsha D, Kennedy BM, Johnson WD. A short-term physical activity randomized trial in the Lower Mississippi Delta. PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e26667. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026667. Epub 2011 Oct 25.

  PMID: 22046325 BACKGROUND

• Harrington DM, Tudor-Locke C, Champagne CM, Broyles ST, Harsha DW, Kennedy BM, Johnson WD, Allen R, Katzmarzyk PT. Step-based translation of physical activity guidelines in the Lower Mississippi Delta. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2011 Aug;36(4):583-5. doi: 10.1139/h11-053. Epub 2011 Aug 19.

  PMID: 21854159 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Peter T Katzmarzyk, PhD

  Pennington Biomedical Research Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: early phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Executive Director for Population and Public Health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 3, 2010
• First Posted: December 22, 2010
• Study Start: February 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2010
• Study Completion: June 1, 2010
• Last Updated: February 5, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)