NCT04259710

Do Implementation Intentions Increase Average Daily Step Count.

Status unknown NA Last updated 25 April 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Goal-setting intervention in Sedentary Behavior in 280 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

21 October 2014

Primary endpoint
1 January 2024

30 March 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Hadassah Medical Organization
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	sequential
Masking	none
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	280
Start date	21 October 2014
Primary completion	1 January 2024
Estimated completion	30 March 2024
Sites	1 location across Israel

Drugs / interventions tested

• Goal-setting intervention
• Goal setting with implementation intentions
• Pedometer only

Conditions studied

• Sedentary Behavior — all drugs for Sedentary Behavior →

Sponsor

Hadassah Medical Organization — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 18 to 90, female only, with Sedentary Behavior. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Cardiovascular disease is the second major cause of death for women in Israel and the leading cause of death among women worldwide. Women have higher mortality rates after a coronary or cerebrovascular event compared to men, and receive less attention for prevention and treatment of heart disease.

The risk factors for heart disease among women in Israel are high: 53% of women in the State of Israel are overweight or obese and 48% of women do not exercise.

Increasing physical activity can lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in women. The literature suggests that even minor changes in behavior can reduce the morbidity, mortality and costs to the health care system.

Pedometers have proven to be an effective tool for increasing physical activity, and have the potential to create change in health habits. The pedometer measures steps and is a simple measure that gives an estimate of the extent of exercise in terms of steps. The device is simple and user-friendly and serves as an indicator of movement as a result of health choices. The literature shows that when pedometers are integrated into a support program, they provide an incentive to increase physical activity. Supporting software includes, among other things - choosing personal goals, close tracking, and self-tracking and re balancing systems. "Implementation intention" is a strategy in the form of an "if-then plan" that can increase the likelihood of attaining one's goals. It is different than specifying a goal intentions as it specifies the when, where and how portions of goal-directed behavior. This study seeks to compare the increase in steps in participants randomly assigned in a 2:2:1 allocation to a goal-setting pedometer intervention, a goal-setting plus implementation intentions pedometer intervention vs pedometer only.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.