Strategies to Enhance the Experience of Exercise

NCT ID: NCT03453671

Last Updated: 2018-10-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

78 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-12-15

Study Completion Date

2018-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to test the effect of three cognitive strategies to affect individuals' subjective experience of cardiovascular exercise. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three strategies to use while exercising, both during an in-person session and self-directed two week exercise period.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Physical Activity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors
Participants will know their own condition (strategy) but not what the other conditions are. The primary investigator will be blind to participants' assignment to condition.

Study Groups

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Mindfulness

Participants will use the strategy of mindfulness, i.e., present moment awareness with nonjudgment and acceptance, while exercising.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will use mindfulness techniques while exercising

Distraction

Participants will use the strategy of distraction, i.e., directing their attention to something other than exercise (specifically a podcast) while exercising.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Distraction

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will distract themselves while exercising

Self-Monitoring

Participants will monitor their internal experience while exercising, without distraction and without being taught mindfulness skills of nonjudgment and acceptance.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self-monitoring

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will use associative attentional focus while exercising

Interventions

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Mindfulness

Participants will use mindfulness techniques while exercising

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Distraction

Participants will distract themselves while exercising

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-monitoring

Participants will use associative attentional focus while exercising

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Between the ages of 18 and 40.
2. Insufficiently physically active for the past 6-months (i.e., does not meet American College of Sports Medicine \[ACSM\] guideline for cardiorespiratory exercise). The ACSM guidelines state that all healthy adults should engage in a minimum of 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity cardiorespiratory exercise, or 75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity exercise, or an equivalent combination of the two). On the eligibility screen assessment, we will define moderate and vigorous intensity exercise. Then we will ask individuals to report how many minutes of moderate and vigorous intensity exercise they engage in per week. We will use the ACSM's rule of thumb that 1 minute of moderate intensity exercise is equivalent to 2 minutes of vigorous intensity exercise. This will help to ensure that prospective participants who exercise for less than 150 minutes per week are not actually meeting the ACSM guidelines for cardiorespiratory fitness by engaging in vigorous intensity exercise. Thus, if total minutes of moderate intensity exercise and total minutes of vigorous intensity exercise (multiplied by 2) per week is equal to or greater than 150, callers will not be eligible for study inclusion.
3. Physically capable of safely engaging in moderate-intensity physical activity (PA)
4. Able and willing to access the Internet daily for two weeks
5. Willing to accept random assignment.
6. Have a smartphone or other mobile device (e.g., iPod Touch) that can play media (important if participants are assigned to the distraction condition)
7. Willing to engage in an exercise intervention specifically involving walking, jogging, running, or hiking (not other types of exercise)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Are diabetic or receiving treatment for a metabolic disorder
2. Are currently pregnant
3. Are currently on antipsychotic medications
4. Have a history of cardiac or respiratory disease
5. Are receiving treatment for a heart condition or high blood pressure
6. Experience chest pains during and/or not during physical activity
7. Have a muscle, bone, or joint problem or injury that limit movement, make exercise painful, or could be made worse by exercising
8. Have a close family history of an adverse cardiac event before the age of 50.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Colorado, Boulder

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC)

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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17-0474

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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