Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Social Identity Informed Virtual Running Group Program
NCT ID: NCT04857918
Last Updated: 2022-05-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
73 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-04-23
2022-05-09
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Social identity informed virtual running group
Participants will join running groups of six people (males and females) for eight weeks. Each running group will be given the group goal/challenge to collectively run/brisk walk the distance across the province of British Columbia (940 km) over the course of the eight week intervention (Estabrooks et al., 2008), and encouraged to complete 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week. Participants can record other moderate-to-vigorous exercise to contribute to the group goal. Running groups will be created on the fitness application Strava, and participants will record/post their runs on the Strava app so that members of their running group can provide 'kudos' and words of encouragement. Running groups will have a weekly a coffee chat (via Zoom) to socialize and discuss their experiences running/exercising and progress and challenges associated with meeting the group goal. Participants will also be provided running tip videos, phone armbands, and t-shirts with the study logo.
Virtual running group program
The intervention will include an eight-week virtual running group program hosted on online platforms such as Zoom and the fitness application Strava. Participants will be placed in running groups of 6 people, and each running group will have the collective goal to run/walk the distance across the province of B.C., (940 km) and will meet weekly over Zoom to socialize and discuss running topics and their progress towards the group goal. Participants will receive a t-shirt with the STRIDE logo and a phone armband for carrying their smart phone during runs and walks.
Attention control group
This group of participants will act as an attention control condition. This group will be asked to download the fitness application Strava to their smartphone, and track all of their runs and walks on Strava. Similar to the intervention group, participants will be provided with phone armbands to carry their phone during a run or walk so they can record the run or walk on Strava, and will be asked to try participating in 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week.
Attention Control: Fitness Application Strava
The attention control condition will be instructed to record their exercise using the Strava application, and will be encouraged to participate in 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise each week of the intervention.
Interventions
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Virtual running group program
The intervention will include an eight-week virtual running group program hosted on online platforms such as Zoom and the fitness application Strava. Participants will be placed in running groups of 6 people, and each running group will have the collective goal to run/walk the distance across the province of B.C., (940 km) and will meet weekly over Zoom to socialize and discuss running topics and their progress towards the group goal. Participants will receive a t-shirt with the STRIDE logo and a phone armband for carrying their smart phone during runs and walks.
Attention Control: Fitness Application Strava
The attention control condition will be instructed to record their exercise using the Strava application, and will be encouraged to participate in 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise each week of the intervention.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* age 18+
* enrolled in undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia
* underactive (i.e., currently participating in less than the Canadian physical activity guidelines of 150 minutes of physical activity per week)
* not experience any health contraindication which might prevent that person from participating in moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise.
* able to speak and read English
* own a smart phone
* have home access to the internet and a device with camera functionality
Exclusion Criteria
* Participants are asked to record their running and walking behaviour on the fitness application Strava, and participate in Zoom coffee chats with their running group. If an individual is unwilling to download the Strava application and/or do not want to use Zoom they will be excluded from the study.
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
OTHER
University of Victoria
OTHER
University of British Columbia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mark Beauchamp
Principal Investigator
Locations
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University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Countries
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References
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Wierts CM, Rhodes RE, Faulkner G, Zumbo BD, Beauchamp MR. An online delivered running and walking group program to support low-active post-secondary students' well-being and exercise behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Behav Med. 2024 Dec;47(6):935-950. doi: 10.1007/s10865-024-00516-z. Epub 2024 Sep 3.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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H20-03151
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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