Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population (STEPS)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01264757

First received: December 3, 2010

Last updated: February 4, 2016

Last verified: February 2016

History of Changes

Purpose

This feasibility study specifically addresses the issue of adapting US dietary guidelines physical activity recommendations to the population of the Lower Mississippi Delta. The hypothesis is that including a pedometer as a self-monitoring tool as part of adapted physical activity guidelines will result in greater immediate increases in physical activity (as monitored by an accelerometer) than an education program alone.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Physical Inactivity	Behavioral: Physical Activity Educational Materials Behavioral: Pedometer	Early Phase 1


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Exercise and Physical Fitness Health Checkup

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Pennington Biomedical Research Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Minutes spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) [ Time Frame: The primary outcome is measured at baseline and after a 7-day intervention period (1 week) ]
A GT3X accelerometer is used to monitor each participants physical activity levels for seven consecutive days at baseline and again following a 7-day intervention period. The amount of time per day spent above a threshold of 2200 accelerometer counts/min is averaged over at least three days as the measure of MVPA.


Enrollment:	43
Study Start Date:	February 2010
Study Completion Date:	June 2010
Primary Completion Date:	June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Education Educational brochure about physical activity provided.	Behavioral: Physical Activity Educational Materials A brochure was provided to participants about the health benefits of physical activity and physical activity recommendations
Experimental: Pedometer A pedometer was provided in addition to educational materials.	Behavioral: Pedometer A pedometer was provided to participants in addition to educational materials about the health benefits of physical activity.

Detailed Description:

The purpose of this study was to determine if a short-term pedometer-based intervention results in immediate increases in time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) compared to a minimal educational intervention.A sample of 43 overweight adults 35 to 64 years of age participated in a one week pedometer-based feasibility trial monitored by accelerometry. Participants were randomized into a one-week education-only group or a group that also wore a pedometer. Accelerometer-measured MVPA was measured over 7 days at baseline and post-intervention.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	35 Years to 64 Years (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

35 to 64 years of age
body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 34.9 kg/m2
being able to walk without limitation

Exclusion Criteria:

cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neuromuscular, neurological, or psychiatric problems; musculoskeletal problems interfering with exercise
immunodeficiency problems
malignancies in the last 5 years
any other medical condition or life threatening disease that could be aggravated by exercise

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01264757

Locations


United States, Louisiana
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808

Sponsors and Collaborators

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Peter T Katzmarzyk, PhD	Pennington Biomedical Research Center

More Information

Publications:

Harrington DM, Tudor-Locke C, Champagne CM, Broyles ST, Harsha DW, Kennedy BM, Johnson WD, Allen R, Katzmarzyk PT. Step-based translation of physical activity guidelines in the Lower Mississippi Delta. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2011 Aug;36(4):583-5. doi: 10.1139/h11-053. Epub 2011 Aug 19.

Katzmarzyk PT, Champagne CM, Tudor-Locke C, Broyles ST, Harsha D, Kennedy BM, Johnson WD. A short-term physical activity randomized trial in the Lower Mississippi Delta. PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e26667. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026667. Epub 2011 Oct 25.


Responsible Party:	Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Associate Executive Director for Population and Public Health, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01264757 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	PBRC 29034
Study First Received:	December 3, 2010
Last Updated:	February 4, 2016
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD:	No

Keywords provided by Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Pennington Biomedical Research Center:


pedometer accelerometer moderate-to-vigorous physical activity adult randomized trial

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017

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