ASUKI Step Pedometer Worksite Intervention

NCT01537939 | Completed Phase 4

• 1 other identifier: ASUKI2009
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,018
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

ASUKI Step is designed to increase the number of days employees walk 10,000 steps and to reduce the number of days employees spend being inactive. Study aims were:

1. 1.to have a minimum of 400 employee participants from each university site reach a level of 10, 000 steps per day on at least 100 days (3.5 months) during the trial period;
2. 2.to have 70% of the employee participants from each university site maintain two or fewer inactive days per week, defined as a level of less than 3,000 steps per day;
3. 3.to describe the socio-demographic, psychosocial, environmental and health-related determinants of success in the intervention; and
4. 4.to evaluate the effects of a pedometer-based walking intervention in a university setting on changes in self-perceived health and stress level, sleep patterns, anthropometric measures and fitness.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

Physical Activity; Walking; Pedometer; Body Composition; Aerobic Fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percent of sample walking 10,000 steps per day on at least 100 days (3.5 months) during the trial period.

  Tally of the participants recording 10,000 steps on their pedometer log for 100 days of the 6 month walking intervention.

  End of walking intervention at 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in self-perceived health and stress level, sleep patterns, anthropometric measures and fitness.

  End of the 6 month walking study

Study Arms (1)

Walking

OTHER

Quasi-experimental design with one-group, post-test only

Behavioral: ASUKI Step Worksite Pedometer Intervention

Interventions

ASUKI Step Worksite Pedometer Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The intervention required participants to accumulate 10,000 steps each day for six months, with a 3-month follow-up period. Steps were recorded onto a study-specific website. Participants completed a website-delivered questionnaire four times to identify socio-demographic, health, psychosocial and environmental correlates of study participation. One person from each team at each university location was randomly selected to complete physical fitness testing to determine their anthropometric and cardiovascular health and to wear an accelerometer for one week.

Also known as: Pedometer-monitored daily walking

Walking

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Employed at Arizona State University (ASU)or the Karolinska Institute (KI)
• The ability to read, speak and understand English (ASU only)
• Not currently pregnant or lactating
• Free of physical problems that affect the ability to walk, and e) ages 18 and older

You may not qualify if:

• Inability to walk
• Not employed or a graduate student at ASU or the KI

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Arizona State University: lead
• Karolinska Institutet: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Arizona State University and Karolinska Institutet

Phoenix, Arizona, 85142, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ainsworth BE, Der Ananian C, Soroush A, Walker J, Swan P, Poortvliet E, Yngve A. "ASUKI Step" pedometer intervention in university staff: rationale and design. BMC Public Health. 2012 Aug 15;12:657. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-657.

  PMID: 22894138 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Barbara E. Ainsworth, Ph.D.

  Arizona State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 4
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 18, 2012
• First Posted: February 23, 2012
• Study Start: March 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2009
• Study Completion: December 1, 2009
• Last Updated: February 23, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-02

Locations

US (1)