Effect of Evaluative Conditioning on Intensity of Physical Activity of Patients Doing Cardiac Rehabilitation
NCT ID: NCT06795802
Last Updated: 2025-12-10
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
24 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2023-04-26
2025-06-25
Brief Summary
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The primary objective will be to evaluate the effect of evaluative conditioning (EC) on the intensity of physical activity produced by post-myocardial infarction patients involved in a cardiac rehabilitation program.The secondary objective of this study will be to evaluate the mediating effect of implicit attitude change in the effect of evaluative conditioning on adopted behaviors.
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Detailed Description
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Nevertheless, despite the growing body of scientific evidence and the widespread dissemination of information about the benefits of PA, the recommendations have been difficult for post-myocardial infarction patients to comply with. There is evidence to suggest that post-cardiac rehabilitation patients struggle to maintain sustained PA. This may be due to a number of barriers, including fatigue, mood disorders, a lack of motivation, or kinesiophobia.
Continued improvements in monitoring physical activity and the development of policies and programs to increase activity levels appears to be a necessity. This may reduce the burden of physical inactivity and noncommunicable diseases (eg, cardiovascular disease). Therefore, one of the major challenges is to succeed in identifying the main determinants playing a role in the lack of adoption of regular PA. Indeed, targeting these determinants would ultimately allow us to improve the PA promotion strategies already in place for the population. However, maintenance of a practice over time is a complex issue that may be influenced by a multitude of factors. Among these, previous work suggests that the identification of motivational determinants of physical activity represents a relevant research object in this context.
Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Diet group
Patients in this group will receive Evaluative Conditioning favorable to diet. The evaluative conditioning procedure is a learning technique performed on a monitor. It consists of being exposed to the repeated association of an object (conditioned stimulus; in this case, fruit and vegetables) to stimuli with a positive or negative valence (unconditioned stimulus). The total duration of the Evaluative Conditioning is approximately 15 minutes.
Evaluative conditioning
The evaluative conditioning procedure is a learning technique performed on a monitor. It consists of being exposed to the repeated association of an object (conditioned stimulus, in our case, Physical Activity or fruit and vegetables) to stimuli with a positive or negative valence (unconditioned stimulus, US). The total duration of the CE is approximately 15 minutes.
Physical Activity group
Patients in this group will receive Evaluative Conditioning favorable to Physical Activity. Patients in this group will receive Evaluative Conditioning favorable to diet. The evaluative conditioning procedure is a learning technique performed on a monitor. It consists of being exposed to the repeated association of an object (conditioned stimulus; in this case, Physical Activity) to stimuli with a positive or negative valence (unconditioned stimulus). The total duration of the Evaluative Conditioning is approximately 15 minutes.
Evaluative conditioning
The evaluative conditioning procedure is a learning technique performed on a monitor. It consists of being exposed to the repeated association of an object (conditioned stimulus, in our case, Physical Activity or fruit and vegetables) to stimuli with a positive or negative valence (unconditioned stimulus, US). The total duration of the CE is approximately 15 minutes.
Interventions
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Evaluative conditioning
The evaluative conditioning procedure is a learning technique performed on a monitor. It consists of being exposed to the repeated association of an object (conditioned stimulus, in our case, Physical Activity or fruit and vegetables) to stimuli with a positive or negative valence (unconditioned stimulus, US). The total duration of the CE is approximately 15 minutes.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients must be aged18 to 75 years old
* It must be less than 6 months after a first episode of myocardial infarction treated medically or by revascularization
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients who are unable to give written informed consent or who have refused to sign the consent form
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Nîmes, Gard, France
Countries
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References
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Hamer M, O'Donovan G, Murphy M. Physical Inactivity and the Economic and Health Burdens Due to Cardiovascular Disease: Exercise as Medicine. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017;999:3-18. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-4307-9_1.
Clark AM, Hartling L, Vandermeer B, McAlister FA. Meta-analysis: secondary prevention programs for patients with coronary artery disease. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Nov 1;143(9):659-72. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-143-9-200511010-00010.
Birtwistle SB, Jones I, Murphy R, Gee I, Watson PM. "Do what you can with a happy heart": a longitudinal study of patient and family members' lived experiences of physical activity post-myocardial infarction. Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Jul;44(14):3661-3670. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1878560. Epub 2021 Mar 1.
Karmali KN, Davies P, Taylor F, Beswick A, Martin N, Ebrahim S. Promoting patient uptake and adherence in cardiac rehabilitation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Jun 25;(6):CD007131. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007131.pub3.
Antoniewicz F, Brand R. Learning to Like Exercising: Evaluative Conditioning Changes Automatic Evaluations of Exercising and Influences Subsequent Exercising Behavior. J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2016 Apr;38(2):138-48. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2015-0125. Epub 2016 Mar 15.
Chevance G, Bernard P, Chamberland PE, Rebar A. The association between implicit attitudes toward physical activity and physical activity behaviour: a systematic review and correlational meta-analysis. Health Psychol Rev. 2019 Sep;13(3):248-276. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2019.1618726. Epub 2019 Jun 12.
Rebar AL, Dimmock JA, Jackson B, Rhodes RE, Kates A, Starling J, Vandelanotte C. A systematic review of the effects of non-conscious regulatory processes in physical activity. Health Psychol Rev. 2016 Dec;10(4):395-407. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2016.1183505. Epub 2016 May 20.
Hofmann W, De Houwer J, Perugini M, Baeyens F, Crombez G. Evaluative conditioning in humans: a meta-analysis. Psychol Bull. 2010 May;136(3):390-421. doi: 10.1037/a0018916.
Rogerson MC, Murphy BM, Bird S, Morris T. "I don't have the heart": a qualitative study of barriers to and facilitators of physical activity for people with coronary heart disease and depressive symptoms. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2012 Nov 30;9:140. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-140.
Rhodes RE, Janssen I, Bredin SSD, Warburton DER, Bauman A. Physical activity: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions. Psychol Health. 2017 Aug;32(8):942-975. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1325486. Epub 2017 May 30.
Other Identifiers
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Local/2023/AP-01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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