Home-Based High Intensity Interval Training Intervention for Low Active Adults

NCT ID: NCT03479177

Last Updated: 2019-10-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-07-01
• Study Completion Date: 2019-09-01

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a home-based high intensity interval training intervention on exercise among low active adults (defined as engaging in exercise 90 minutes or less per week). Participants will be randomly assigned to a HIIT-based intervention or a wait-list control each lasting 12 weeks (participants in the wait-list control condition will have the option of receiving the HIIT intervention following the 12 weeks).

Detailed Description

The intervention will be a 12-week high intensity interval training workout that will consist of home-based exercise sessions prescribed by the exercise counselor. The exercise sessions will be based on exercises the participant can confidentially engage in (regular push-ups vs. knee push-ups vs. wall push-ups). The goal will be to engage in three exercise sessions per week. The participants will receive weekly telephone calls during the first month and bi-weekly calls during months 2 and 3. The exercise counselor will also engage in dialogue that will motivate the participant to exercise.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

High Intensity Interval Training

The exercise group will participate in a home and telephone-based program consisting of a 12-week high intensity interval training workout (HIIT). The home-based exercise sessions will be prescribed by the program exercise counselor, with a goal to exercise three times per week. The program will be tailored to meet specific fitness and strength needs of the participant. The participant will receive weekly telephone calls during the first month and bi-weekly calls during months 2 and 3. At 12 weeks, participants in both the exercise and wait-list control group will complete online questionnaires. The ActiGraph will be returned to the University of Minnesota research staff via a pre-paid postage envelope.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

High Intensity Interval Training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The exercise sessions will be based on exercises the participant can confidentially engage in (regular push-ups vs. knee push-ups vs. wall push-ups). The goal will be to engage in three exercise sessions per week. The participants will receive weekly telephone calls during the first month and bi-weekly calls during months 2 and 3. The exercise counselor will also engage in dialogue that will motivate the participant to exercise.

Wait-List Control Group

Participants in the wait-list control condition will have the option of receiving the exercise intervention program after completion of the final assessment.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

High Intensity Interval Training

The exercise sessions will be based on exercises the participant can confidentially engage in (regular push-ups vs. knee push-ups vs. wall push-ups). The goal will be to engage in three exercise sessions per week. The participants will receive weekly telephone calls during the first month and bi-weekly calls during months 2 and 3. The exercise counselor will also engage in dialogue that will motivate the participant to exercise.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 and older
• Exercising for 90 minutes or less each week
• Access to the Internet

Exclusion Criteria

• A history of coronary heart disease (history of myocardial infarction, symptoms of angina)
• Orthopedic problems that would limit physical activity participation
• Diabetes
• Stroke
• Osteoarthritis
• Any other medical condition that may make physical activity unsafe or unwise.
• Current or planned pregnancy
• Psychosis or current suicidal ideation
• Psychiatric hospitalization within the last six months

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Minnesota

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Beth Lewis, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Minnesota

Locations

University of Minnesota- Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Countries

United States

References

Lewis BA, Schuver K, Dunsiger S. Evaluating the feasibility and efficacy of a home-based combined high intensity interval and moderate intensity training program for increasing physical activity among low-active adults: A randomized pilot trial. PLoS One. 2023 Feb 21;18(2):e0281985. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281985. eCollection 2023.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 36809292 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

STUDY00001989

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id