A Community-based Social Networking Intervention to Increase Walking in Dog Owners

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Sedentary

In brief

The present study aims to initially test a community dog walking intervention that addresses individual, interpersonal and community factors associated with dog walking. The study will be conducted in two cities, Worcester and Lowell, as a collaboration between investigators from UMass Medical School and UMass-Lowell.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01593449

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

People needed

107

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-04-15

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Eligible participants will own a dog that is in good health and considered a household pet, be a Worcester or Lowell resident, be aged > 21 years old and have home internet access. Participants with cardiovascular disease, diabetes or other chronic health condition are eligible with permission from their PCP to participate.

You may not qualify if…

• Participants will be excluded for any of the following:
• Inability or unwillingness to give informed consent
• Plans to move out of the area within the study period
• Participated in a focus group during the developmental phase
• Another household member is participating in the study
• Pregnant or planning a pregnancy in the next six months
• Condition that inhibits exercise (e.g., unable to walk unaided, or cannot walk 1/4 mile without stopping)
• Incapable of engaging in physical activity as assessed by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
• Self-report engaging in > 150 minutes of moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity per week.
• The participant's dog has a history of biting a human or has not received a rabies vaccination.

Where it is running

• University of Massachusetts Lowell — Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
• University of Massachusetts Medical Schol — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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