Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Trial website
Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Maartje van Stralen
ORCID ID
Contact details
Open University the Netherlands
P.O. Box 2960
Heerlen
6401 DL
Netherlands
+31 (0)45 576 2164
Maartje.vanStralen@ou.nl
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
1. In the first intervention group, the percentage of subjects who meet the national physical activity guideline will significantly increase.
2. In the second intervention group the percentage of subjects who meet the national physical activity guideline will significantly increase more than the subjects in the first intervention group.
3. Feasibilty and appreciation of the interventions will be evaluated.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised, parallel group, double blinded, controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Quality of life
Patient information sheet
Condition
No condition, healthy person
Intervention
Two tailored physical activity interventions are developed. In the first intervention condition subjects will receive tailored advice three times on their psychosocial and environmental determinant of physical activity. The intervention will tailor on three levels: awareness of physical activity, behavioural change and maintenance of behavioural change.
In the second intervention condition subjects will receive tailored advice three times on their psychosocial determinants of physical activity and in more details on environmental determinants.
Additionally, there will be an extra intervention to stimulate participation in local activities that stimulate physical activity among the over-fifties.
The two intervention conditions will receive tailored advice at three times: two weeks after baseline assessment, one month and two months after the first baseline assessment. During the implementation period, evaluation assessments will be taken at three times: at the start (T0: also the data base for the first and second tailored advice), after 1.5 months (T1: also the data base for the third tailored advice), and after three months (T2).
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Change in physical activity behaviour (zero months, six weeks, three months) using a validated questionnaire (Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity [SQUASH]).
Secondary outcome measures
Changes on awareness and on determinants of changing and maintaining physical activity behaviour (zero months, six weeks, three months) using validated questionnaires.
Overall trial start date
23/11/2006
Overall trial end date
01/03/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Persons will be included if they are aged 50 or older
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
50
Participant exclusion criteria
Persons are excluded if a physician advised against participating in physical activity or exercise
Recruitment start date
23/11/2006
Recruitment end date
01/03/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Trial participating centre
Open University the Netherlands
Heerlen
6401 DL
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Organisation
Open University (The Netherlands)
Sponsor details
P.O. Box 2960
Heerlen
6401 DL
Netherlands
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)
Alternative name(s)
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Funding Body Type
private sector organisation
Funding Body Subtype
other non-profit
Location
Netherlands
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
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list