Effects of Targeted Follow-up of New Fitness Center Members

NCT ID: NCT03989804

Last Updated: 2019-06-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

356 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-09-01

Study Completion Date

2018-09-01

Brief Summary

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Objective: To investigate the long-term effects of targeted follow-up of new fitness center members compared to usual practice, on frequency of visits and membership terminations after four years.

Design and setting: A participant and provider blinded parallel group randomized controlled trial conducted at eight Fitness Centers in Trondheim, Central Norway.

Participants: The inclusion criteria were new members \>16 years who between September 1st to 9th 2014 signed up for an ordinary contract with a minimum duration of 12 months.

Intervention: The intervention consisted of two phone calls and one e-mail delivered over 6-8 weeks after enrollment, aiming to motivate members to get started using the fitness center and its services. Usual practice at the fitness center is self-directed use.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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New Members of Fitness Centers

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Targeted follow-up

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Targeted follow-up

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

2 phone calls and 1 e-mail delivered over 6-8 weeks after enrollment aiming to help and support members to get started using the fitness center and its services.

Usual practice

Usual practice at the fitness center is self-directed use

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Targeted follow-up

2 phone calls and 1 e-mail delivered over 6-8 weeks after enrollment aiming to help and support members to get started using the fitness center and its services.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The study included new members (16 years in 2014 or older) on ordinary contracts with a minimum duration of 12 months and monthly automatic membership renewal that enrolled independent of the study at one of eight 3T-Fitness Centers in Trondheim between September 1st and September 9th, 2014.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Siri Forsmo, PhD Prof

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU

Other Identifiers

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LR12062019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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