Goal Setting to Promote Physical Activity Adherence in Midlife Adults

Part of paid clinical trials in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sponsor
Arizona State University
Study ID
NCT05980052
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Exercise
  • Physical Activity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
45 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Physical Activity — BEHAVIORAL
    Theory-driven behavioral physical activity promotion intervention.

Study Details

Engaging in regular physical activity during midlife is a key lifestyle behavior associated with reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). Yet nearly half of midlife adults (48%) do not meet national physical activity guidelines. The purpose of this mechanistic trial is to identify effective goal setting techniques to enhance psychosocial processes of self-regulation for the successful promotion of PA and adherence to national PA guidelines among midlife adults, with the long-term goal of reducing AD/ADRD risk

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 17, 2023
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
144 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Static weekly physical activity goal of 150 minutes/week
    Participants will receive a physical activity action planning intervention and assigned a static weekly physical activity goal of 150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity activity; action planning sessions will focus on the participant achieving this weekly goal.
  • Experimental: Incremental weekly physical activity goal increase
    Participants will receive a physical activity action planning intervention and assigned a weekly physical activity goal that is 20% greater than the level of moderate-intensity physical activity performed the previous week; action planning sessions will focus on the participant achieving their assigned goal.
  • Experimental: Self-selected weekly physical activity goal
    Participants will receive a physical activity action planning intervention and will self-select their own moderate-intensity physical activity goal each week; action planning sessions will focus on helping participants achieve their self-selected goal.
  • Experimental: No stated weekly physical activity goal (comparison group)
    Participants will receive a physical activity action planning intervention that does not include explicitly stated physical activity goals to achieve.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity from baseline to 6- and 9-months [ Time Frame: Assessed at baseline, 6-months, 9-months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Arizona State UniversityPhoenixArizona85004
Rodney P Joseph
[email protected]
602-496-0772
Rodney P Joseph, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Molly Maxfield, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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