Intervention in Habit, Automatic Affective Evaluations and Physical Activity Among University Students

NCT ID: NCT06140680

Last Updated: 2023-11-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 58 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-02-12
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-14

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the LifelongU intervention in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity among university students. The main questions aim to answer are:

• What is the difference in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity between the intervention and control groups?
• What is the difference in habit, automatic affective evaluation and physical activity between the before and after intervention?

Participants will attend 12 sessions of four modules that performed face-to-face physical education lessons. Lesson content included 10-min health-related fitness knowledge, 30-min fitness test and training, 50-min motor skill training with behavior change techniques (90 min per a lesson, once a week).

Researchers will compare control group to see if any effect difference.

Detailed Description

A range of behavior change techniques derived from habit formation and self-regulation domain strategies will be used. These include behavioral rehearsal/practice, prompts/cues, and self-monitoring. The overall aim was to help students increase perceptions of physical competence and confidence, build positive affective attitude of physical activity, and develop autonomous association between physical activity and cues of time or events. Moreover, this intervention used student-centered learning strategies, game-centered approach in terms of mode of learning, and flexible in choice of timing, frequency, duration, and intensity of physical activity.

Conditions

Physical Inactivity; Sedentary Behavior

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

LifelongU

Four modules that performed face-to-face physical education lessons:

1. health-related fitness knowledge

2. fitness test and training

3. motor skill training

4. behavior change techniques (habit formation and implementation intention)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

LifelongU

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The LifelongU intervention is an abbreviation name from LifelongU: Cultivating Physical Literacy for University \& Beyond. "LifelongU" is a unique and coined term that symbolizes the program's commitment to promoting physical literacy as a lifelong journey. It combines the words "Lifelong" and "University" to represent an intervention that focuses on physical literacy development not only during the university years but also throughout a person's entire life. The name is designed to convey the idea that physical literacy is an asset that will benefit individuals in all aspects of life, even after they leave the university.

Physical education

Classic physical education lessons: physical fitness training and skill training

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Physical education

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The control group received 12-week traditional physical education lesson as usual.

Interventions

LifelongU

The LifelongU intervention is an abbreviation name from LifelongU: Cultivating Physical Literacy for University \& Beyond. "LifelongU" is a unique and coined term that symbolizes the program's commitment to promoting physical literacy as a lifelong journey. It combines the words "Lifelong" and "University" to represent an intervention that focuses on physical literacy development not only during the university years but also throughout a person's entire life. The name is designed to convey the idea that physical literacy is an asset that will benefit individuals in all aspects of life, even after they leave the university.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Physical education

The control group received 12-week traditional physical education lesson as usual.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• aged 18-25 years
• failure meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines (< 150 minutes MVPA or < 70 minutes VIPA in total a week) at the time of recruitment, screened via the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

• student athletes
• the presence of health conditions that prevented safe engagement in physical activity, screened via the PAR-Q+.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universiti Sains Malaysia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dandan Huang

Phd Candidate

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Dandan Huang

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

China

Central Contacts

DANDAN HUANG

Role: CONTACT

dandanh@student.usm.my

+8613996265158

Facility Contacts

DANDAN HUANG

Role: primary

dandanh@student.usm.my

+8613996265158

Other Identifiers

DANDAN HUANG

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id