Investigating the Feasibility and Acceptability of Co-created Intervention to Improve Women's Participation in Muscle-strengthening Exercises

NCT ID: NCT07095322

Last Updated: 2025-07-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-04

Study Completion Date

2025-07-07

Brief Summary

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This study will utilise the Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) design. Following completion of the baseline measurements, participants will be randomly assigned to either the control group or the intervention group.

Control Group Control group will be asked to maintain normal activity levels for 24 weeks. On completion of the 24 weeks, 12-week University of Glasgow Sports gym membership will be given.

Intervention Group The overall aim of the intervention is for participants to participate in muscle strengthening exercises, of choice, two days a week. These exercises can include weight machine, resistance band and body weight resistance exercises, alongside strength training classes such as yoga and body pump. The intervention will begin with weekly education sessions over the first 4 weeks, to help make sure participants are confident and competent in performing exercises. Participants will be given a gym membership for the 12-week intervention period and asked to log all muscle strengthening exercises that participants participate in. Throughout the intervention, participants will receive weekly support reminder messages via WhatsApp from the research team, and researcher will also set up a social support group on WhatsApp for the participants. Weekly group-based exercise sessions with the researcher will also be offered to the participants; these will be optional.

The following data will be collected from all participants. All measures will be collected at baseline, mid-intervention measurement (week 6), post-intervention (week 12), and follow-up (week 24) except for follow-up interview and participants will be given an Amazon voucher worth £25 for every measurement period attend. Each test/measure is detailed further below.

During baseline measurement, researcher will ask the participants on their age, postcode, ethnic background, work situation, highest qualification completed, marital status, caregiver or not and the rating of health. Following this researcher will measure participants' body composition where the weight, height, fat mass, fat percentages, muscle mass and muscle size will be recorded.

Muscular strength will be measured using three strength tests which are the grip strength test, back strength test and maximal voluntary contraction. Participants will be shown how to perform the test by the research team before performing it. Participants will be asked to do each test 3 times with rest in between each attempt. The body composition and strength test will be conducted again in week 6, 12 and 24.

Intervention group will be involved in a follow-up interview during the measurement visit on week 12 and 24 to discuss the experiences and feedback on the intervention with the researchers.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Physical Activities Exercise Muscular Strength Healthy Women

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control

Remain usual activity level

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention

Participated in the co-created intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Strength Education Session

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Strength education session given at the first 4 weeks of intervention to educate women on muscle-strengthening exercises

Gym Membership

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12 weeks gym membership to allow participant to go to the gym on their own

Group Exercise Session

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Optional exercise sessions from week 4 to week 12 of the intervention if the participants want to join

Training Log

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

To record the exercise done for 24 weeks duration. Consist of date, day, exercise, set, repetitions, load, RPE

Support group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

For reminders and support for the participant for the first 12 weeks of intervention

Interventions

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Strength Education Session

Strength education session given at the first 4 weeks of intervention to educate women on muscle-strengthening exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Gym Membership

12 weeks gym membership to allow participant to go to the gym on their own

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Group Exercise Session

Optional exercise sessions from week 4 to week 12 of the intervention if the participants want to join

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Training Log

To record the exercise done for 24 weeks duration. Consist of date, day, exercise, set, repetitions, load, RPE

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Support group

For reminders and support for the participant for the first 12 weeks of intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Education Exercise session Log

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* female
* between 18-45 years old
* living in Glasgow area
* not currently achieving the government recommendation of 2 days a week of muscle-strengthening activities

Exclusion Criteria

* did not pass the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+)
* have blood pressure \> 150/90 mmhg
* currently pregnant, planning to get pregnant within the next 6 months or in post-partum period in the past 6 months
* have intellectual disabilities
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Glasgow

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Stuart Gray

Professor Stuart Gray

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Glasgow

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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WISH

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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