Active Over 45: A Step-up Jogging Program in Inactive Female Hospital Staff Aged 45+
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01531660 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 13, 2012
Last Update Posted : March 8, 2012
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Background: Inactive individuals face motivational obstacles for becoming and staying physically active. Therefore, sustainable physical activity promotion programs tailored to reach inactive individuals are needed.
Purpose: to test the effect (long and short-term) and feasibility of a training program and to evaluate the association between the baseline motivation to become physical activity and the change in physical activity and performance.
Design: uncontrolled trail Setting/participants: inactive, female hospital staff aged 45 and older from the University Hospital Zurich Intervention: 3-month step-up jogging program Main outcome measures: physical performance and level of physical activity
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Physical Activity | Behavioral: step-up jogging program | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 68 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | Active Over 45: A Step-up Jogging Program in Inactive Female Hospital Staff Aged 45+: Feasability, Role of Motivation and Sustained Benefit |
Study Start Date : | April 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2004 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2004 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: training
step up jogging program
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Behavioral: step-up jogging program |
- physical activity [ Time Frame: 3 and 12 month ]Coopertest

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 45 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
- female hospital stuff
- no regular physical activity
- older than 45 years
Exclusion criteria:
- osteoporotic fracture in the last three month
- significant musculoskeletal, cardiac or respiratory disorder

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01531660
Switzerland | |
University Hospital Zurich | |
Zurich, Switzerland |
Study Director: | 01 Studienregister MasterAdmins | UniversitaetsSpital Zuerich | |
Principal Investigator: | Daniel Uebelhart, MD | University Hospital Zurich, Division of Rheumatology |
Responsible Party: | Pierrette Baschung, MPH, MPH, University of Zurich |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01531660 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
active over 45 |
First Posted: | February 13, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 8, 2012 |
Last Verified: | March 2012 |