Responses to Physical Activity Messages Among Midlife Adults

Completed

Conditions studied: Exercise, Sedentary Behavior, Motivation

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the short-term effects of physical activity promotion messages designed for midlife adults. These messages are designed to provide information and motivation for physical activity by engaging key social processes, such as social comparison (i.e., self-evaluations relative to others).

Key facts

Study ID: NCT04711512
Run by: Rowan University
People needed: 30
Starts: 2021-04-08
Expected to finish: 2022-01-31
Last updated by the study team: 2022-04-28

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Adult age 40-60 years old
Sedentary (<150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity a week)
One or more cardiovascular risk conditions (i.e., smoking, diagnoses of obesity. prediabetes/type 2 diabetes, prehypertension/hypertension, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome)
English language fluency
Own a personal smartphone
Have no medical or psychiatric contraindications to changing their physical activity (e.g., current injury, substance use disorder)

You may not qualify if…

Not an adult age 40-60 years
Not sedentary (≥150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity a week)
No health conditions listed above (smoking, diagnoses of obesity, prediabetes/type 2 diabetes, prehypertension/hypertension, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome)
No English language fluency
Does not own a personal smartphone
Has medical or psychiatric contraindications to changing their physical activity (e.g., current injury, substance use disorder)

Where it is running

Rowan University — Glassboro, New Jersey, United States

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