Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Marion McMurdo
ORCID ID
Contact details
Section of Ageing and Health
Division of medicine and Therapeutics
University of Dundee
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School
Dundee
DD1 9SY
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1382 632436
m.e.t.mcmurdo@dundee.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
METM Pedometer study
Study hypothesis
To evaluate the use of pedometers plus brief systematic advice and individualised activity plans in assisting sedentary older women to accumulate increasing amounts of physical activity, mainly through walking.
Ethics approval
Favourable ethical opinion received from Tayside Committee on Medical Research Ethics B (ref: 07/S1402/33)
Study design
Randomised controlled trial.
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Sedentary women over 70 years of age
Intervention
The participants will be randomised to one of the following 3 arms:
Arm 1: Advice and pedometer
Arm 2: Advice only
Arm 3: Control group
Arms 1 and 2 receive tailored advice at the baseline session from a nurse visiting the participant at home. They will be encouraged to incorporate more walking into their daily routine. They will be given monthly targets to achieve (in pedometer counts for Arm 1 and in time spent walking outdoors for Arm 2). Both arms will be given daily activity diaries to complete (of pedometer count for Arm 1 and of time spent walking outdoors for Arm 2). They will receive telephone support weekly for the first month then fortnightly thereafter. The control group receives no intervention.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Change in daily activity levels by accelerometry
Secondary outcome measures
The following will be assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months:
1. Lower limb function (a validated 12-point performance score)
2. Health related quality of life (the Euroquol questionnaire)
3. Depression (the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ([HADS])
Overall trial start date
13/08/2007
Overall trial end date
14/10/2009
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Women aged 70 years or over
2. Insufficiently active or sedentary (no participation in moderate-intensity physical activity of at least 30 minutes at least 5 days per week, or at least 20 minutes of continuous vigorous-intensity activity 3 or more times per week)
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Female
Target number of participants
210
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Women fulfilling recommended physical activity recommendations
2. Resident of institutional care
3. Housebound (so unable to increase outdoor walking)
4. Moderate to severe cognitive impairment precluding informed consent
5. Visually impaired (unable to read pedometer count)
6. Wheelchair bound
7. Unwilling to participate
Recruitment start date
13/08/2007
Recruitment end date
14/10/2009
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Section of Ageing and Health
Dundee
DD1 9SY
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
University of Dundee (UK)
Sponsor details
Research and Innovation Services
11 Perth Road
Dundee
DD1 4HN
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1382 344436
research@dundee.ac.uk
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Chief Scientist Office (UK)
Alternative name(s)
CSO
Funding Body Type
government organisation
Funding Body Subtype
government non-federal
Location
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
1. 2010 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21054290
Publication citations
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Results
McMurdo ME, Sugden J, Argo I, Boyle P, Johnston DW, Sniehotta FF, Donnan PT, Do pedometers increase physical activity in sedentary older women? A randomized controlled trial., J Am Geriatr Soc, 2010, 58, 11, 2099-2106, doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03127.x.