Levels of Daily Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Maastricht University's Undergraduate First Year Students

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

335 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-05-01

Study Completion Date

2018-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study explores the levels of daily physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Maastricht University's undergraduate first year students. Furthermore, this study explores the correlations between the students' demographical background information with their levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour.

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Detailed Description

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Participants are randomly recruited from the student population. The participants are invited to complete a demographics questionnaire, wear an ActivPAl accelerometer for 7 days, and complete daily diaries (modified International Physical Activity Questionnaire) throughout the 7 days.

Conditions

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Physical Activity Sedentary Lifestyle

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Maastricht University First Year Students

Maastricht University 2017-2018 undergraduate first year students are invited to participate in the study. The participants are invited to complete a demographics questionnaire, wear an ActivPAL accelerometer for 7 days, and to complete daily diaries (modified International Physical Activity Questionnaire) for 7 days.

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention is given to the participants. This is an observational study exploring the students' levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in their natural setting.

Interventions

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No intervention

No intervention is given to the participants. This is an observational study exploring the students' levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in their natural setting.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Matriculated Maastricht University 2017-2018 First Year Student

Exclusion Criteria

* Student of Maastricht University's Maastricht Science Programme (MSP) course. This is because the MSP students are undergoing another intervention (i.e., long term use of standing desks) introduced by the same team of researchers.

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes