Mindful Walking Intervention for Physical Inactivity
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Physical Inactivity
In brief
Mindful walking is a meditation practice that combines physical activity and mindfulness practice. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions provided for increasing physical activity among adults with low physical activity levels. A randomized controlled trial design will be utilized, with an intervention and waitlist control group (N = 160). Outcomes measured include physical activity, sleep quality, and functional fitness. Participants will receive a total of eight sessions of 60-minute mindful walking training within four weeks. The intervention group will receive the training in Weeks 1-4 and the control group will receive the training during Weeks 5-8. Each training group will consist of up to 20 individuals. Data will be collected at baseline, four weeks, and eight weeks to determine the efficacy of the intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04277026
- Run by
- Clemson University
- People needed
- 27
- Starts
- 2020-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2023-11-05
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-03-08
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 and above
- English speaking
- Literacy 6th grade and above
- Willingness to share contact information (home address, phone number)
- No current mindfulness practice
- Greenville residents or persons who are patients of the partnering organizations in the investigator's study.
- Self-reported physical activity level below the CDC recommended guidelines (150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) a week of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes ) a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, or an equivalence combination of moderate- and vigorous intensity aerobic activity
You may not qualify if…
- <18 years old
- Non-English-speaking
- Literacy lower than 6th grade
- Inability to attend intervention sessions
- Already completed or attending a mindfulness-based intervention
- Current pregnancy
- Current/past psychosis
- Acute episode of a substance use disorder (past two weeks)
- Acute episode of depression in the past two weeks
- Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury or brain damage
- Persistent antisocial behavior
- Persistent self-injury requiring clinical management
- Unable to engage for physical or practical reasons (e.g., disabling physical problems, unable to comprehend material)
- Dementia
- Suicidality
- Inability to do light walking for 10 mins at a stretch
- Severely obese BMI (>50 kg/m2)
Where it is running
- Clemson University — Clemson, South Carolina, United States
- Caine Halter Family YMCA — Greenville, South Carolina, United States
- Prisma Health-Upstate Internal Medicine Clinic — Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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