NCT03683173

Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 8 January 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Intervention in Physical Activity in 1,241 participants. Completed in 24 December 2022.

Timeline

17 December 2018

Primary endpoint
24 December 2022

24 December 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Washington University School of Medicine
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	1,241
Start date	17 December 2018
Primary completion	24 December 2022
Estimated completion	24 December 2022
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Intervention

Conditions studied

• Physical Activity — all drugs for Physical Activity →

Sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Physical Activity. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Change in Objective Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometer Measured at Baseline and 18-month Follow-up Primary · Baseline and 18-month follow-up

* Participants will wear an accelerometer to measure physical activity. * The outcome measure will measure the weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity. * Physical activity was measured using the Freedson Adult cutpoint categories from 1998. Each count was measured every 60 seconds/per minute. * Sedentary: 0-99 counts per minute * Light: 100-1951 counts per minute * Moderate: 1952-5724 counts per minute * Vigorous: 5725-9498 counts per minute * Very vigorous: 9499 and up counts per minute

Baseline

Group	Value	95% CI
Multilevel Intervention	63.46	± 84.58
Control	96.94	± 85.32

18-month follow-up

Group	Value	95% CI
Multilevel Intervention	74.02	± 97.63
Control	76.13	± 72.79

Number of Participants Who Met the Subjective Physical Activity Recommendations as Measured by the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire at Baseline and 18-month Follow-up Secondary · Baseline and 18-month follow-up.

* Will use the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire to determine the number of participants who met the physical activity recommendations at baseline and at the 18-month follow-up. * The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire measures time spent in vigorous and moderate intensity physical activity in the domains of work, travel, and recreation. Participants will answer yes or no to their involvement in a given intensity (e.g., vigorous or moderate) in a given domain. If the participant answers 'yes' they will be asked on how many days do they partake in the activity, and for how many hours a

Baseline

Group	Value	95% CI
Multilevel Intervention	292
Control	287

18-month follow-up

Group	Value	95% CI
Multilevel Intervention	118
Control	102

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of the study is to test a multilevel intervention's impact on increasing physical activity among rural residents. It is expected that participants who participate in more of the intervention (e.g., all levels) will increase their physical activity more than the control group and individuals who participate in less of the intervention (e.g., one level of the intervention).

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. A multilevel approach for promoting physical activity in rural communities: a cluster randomized controlled trial.
   Beck AM, Eyler AA, Aaron Hipp J, King AC, et al · · 2019 · cited 29× · PMID 30700262 · DOI 10.1186/s12889-019-6443-8
2. Examining the Associations of and Interactions Between Intrapersonal and Perceived Environmental Factors With Objectively Assessed Physical Activity Among Rural Midwestern Adults, USA.
   Serrano N, Beck A, Salvo D, Eyler A, et al · · 2023 · cited 5× · PMID 36268648 · DOI 10.1177/08901171221134797
3. Objective Measures of Physical Activity in Rural Communities: Factors Associated With a Valid Wear and Lessons Learned.
   Gilbert A, Beck A, Serrano N, Brownson RC. · · 2022 · cited 2× · PMID 35272263 · DOI 10.1123/jpah.2021-0677
4. Cluster randomized multilevel intervention for promoting physical activity in rural communities.
   Beck AM, Serrano N, Duncan D, Eyler AA, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40951381 · DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1577056