Increasing Physical Activity Among Sedentary Older Adults:What, Where, When, and With Whom

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Conditions studied: Sedentary Lifestyle, Self Efficacy, Control Locus, Aging

In brief

The goal of this study is to develop a smart phone app to administer a behavior change program that helps adults to increase daily steps by planning where, when, and with whom to walk. The investigators tested the effectiveness of the walking program app for increasing the number of daily steps among sedentary older adults. The investigators examined the effects on self-efficacy and social integration/support.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03124537

Run by

Brandeis University

People needed

86

Starts

2017-10-16

Expected to finish

2019-07-09

Last updated by the study team

2020-10-20

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Sedentary adults, who own an iphone with step-tracking capabilities (5s or later).
• Participants must be fit enough to walk for at least 20 minutes at a time.

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive impairment
• A recent (within the past 6 months) cardiovascular event, or fall.
• A doctor has advised them not to walk
• Anyone who already exercises regularly: walks for exercise more than 30 minutes per day, or does other forms of exercise 150 minutes per week or more, will be excluded.

Where it is running

• Brandeis University — Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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