Why Join a Walking Program?
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Purpose
The purpose of this interview study is to learn why adults would join a walking program. This study involves interviews with persons who are 65 years of age or older. The interview takes approximately 25 minutes. A total of 132 people will be enrolled. This study will examine the utility or value of various potential features of an incentive-based walking program. These data will enable us to monitor and improve upon enrollment of incentive-based walking programs.
| Condition |
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Older Adults |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | Why Join a Walking Program? |
- Willingness to Participate [ Time Frame: Participation in the study will include only one interview, lasting approximately 25 minutes. Willingness to participate will be assessed during this first and only interview with the participant. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The goal of this pilot project is to examine why adults would join an incentive-based walking program. Our focus is willingness to participate. Willingness to participate is measured on a 7 point ordinal scale.
- Self explicated conjoint task [ Time Frame: Participation in the study will include only one interview, lasting approximately 25 minutes. The self explicated conjoint task will be assessed during this first and only interview with the participant. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
This study will examine the utility or value of various potential features of an incentive-based walking program. These data will enable us to monitor and improve upon enrollment of incentive-based walking programs.
How important is this feature? How desirable is this feature?
Importance: 7 point ordered scale from "extremely" to "not at all" Desirability: 7 point from "very desirable" to "very undesirable"
| Estimated Enrollment: | 132 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2012 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | November 2013 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Groups/Cohorts |
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| Adults ages 65 and older |
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Adults ages 65 and older who are generally in good health and are not enrolled in daily walking exercise programs, and are able to provide their own verbal informed consent.
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 65 or older
- self rated health at least good on a scale of poor, fair, good, very good, excellent
- self reports no physical reason not to exercise or health condition that would interfere with being active
- self reports able to walk at least 2 blocks without assistance or stopping not participating in a daily walking exercise program
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Elizabeth W Sullo, BA | 215-573-9736 | liz.sullo@uphs.upenn.edu |
| United States, Pennsylvania | |
| University of Pennsylvania | Recruiting |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19106 | |
| Contact: Elizabeth W Sullo, BA 215-573-9736 liz.sullo@uphs.upenn.edu | |
| Principal Investigator: Jason Karlawish, MD | |
| Principal Investigator: | Jason Karlawish, MD | University of Pennsylvania |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | University of Pennsylvania |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01730703 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 815599 |
| Study First Received: | November 9, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | November 15, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of Pennsylvania:
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walking incentives elderly |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013