Why Join a Walking Program?

Completed

Conditions studied: Older Adults

In brief

The purpose of this interview study is to learn why adults would join a walking program. This study involves interviews with persons who are 65 years of age or older. The interview takes approximately 25 minutes. A total of 132 people will be enrolled. This study will examine the utility or value of various potential features of an incentive-based walking program. These data will enable us to monitor and improve upon enrollment of incentive-based walking programs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01730703

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

132

Starts

2013-02-01

Expected to finish

2013-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-11

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 65 or older
• self rated health at least good on a scale of poor, fair, good, very good, excellent
• self reports no physical reason not to exercise or health condition that would interfere with being active
• self reports able to walk at least 2 blocks without assistance or stopping not participating in a daily walking exercise program

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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