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Trial reportBMC public health2015

GrOup based physical Activity for oLder adults (GOAL) randomized controlled trial: study protocol.

Mark R Beauchamp, Samantha M Harden, Svenja A Wolf, Ryan E Rhodes, Yan Liu, William L Dunlop, Toni Schmader, Andrew W Sheel, Bruno D Zumbo, Paul A Estabrooks

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Trial report in BMC public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02023632 (A Self-categorization Theory Approach to Fostering Physical Activity Adherence Among Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02023632 nacompletednot on this map

A Self-categorization Theory Approach to Fostering Physical Activity Adherence Among Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of British ColumbiaRan2014 to 2015Enrolled554ConditionsMotor ActivityArmsSimilar-Age-Same-Gender (SASG), Similar-Age-Mixed-Gender (SAMG), Mixed-Age-Mixed-Gender (MASG)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Mark R BeauchampSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. mark.beauchamp@ubc.ca.
Samantha M HardenSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. harden.samantha@vt.edu.
Svenja A WolfSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. svenjaawolf@gmail.com.
Ryan E RhodesBehavioural Medicine Laboratory, School of Exercise Science, Health and Physical Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. rhodes@uvic.ca.
Yan LiuSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Yan_Liu@hms.harvard.edu.
William L DunlopSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. william.dunlop@ucr.edu.
Toni SchmaderDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. tschmader@psych.ubc.ca.
Andrew W SheelSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. bill.sheel@ubc.ca.
Bruno D ZumboFaculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. bruno.zumbo@ubc.ca.
Paul A EstabrooksDepartment of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. estabrkp@vt.edu.
University of British Columbia · CAUniversity of British Columbia Hospital · CAHarvard University · USUniversity of California, Riverside · USUniversity of Victoria · CAVirginia Cooperative Extension · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity has health benefits across the lifespan, yet only 13 % of Canadian older adults are sufficiently active. Results from a number of observational studies indicate that adults display positive preferences for exercising with others of a similar age and same gender, and that intra-group age- and gender-similarity are associated with elevated exercise adherence. However, research has yet to experimentally examine the extent to which intra-group age- and gender-related similarity affect exercise adherence behaviors. METHODS/

designThe GrOup-based physical Activity for oLder adults (GOAL) trial is a three-arm randomized control trial that will examine the efficacy of two different group-based exercise programs for older adults (informed by the tenets of self-categorization theory) in relation to a standard group-based exercise program. Within this manuscript we outline the design and proposed evaluation of the GOAL trial. The first arm is comprised of exercise groups made up of participants of a similar-age and of the same gender; the second arm consists of groups with similar-aged mixed gender participants; the control arm is comprised of mixed-aged mixed gender participants. We aim to compare the adherence rates of participants across conditions, as well as potential moderation effects and mediating mechanisms. DISCUSSION: Results from this trial will inform intervention designs to improve the exercise adherence behaviors of older adult. At a systems-level, should support be derived for the efficacy of the interventions tested in this trial, changing group composition (i.e., age, gender) represents a feasible program adaptation for physical activity centers.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov # NCT02023632 . Registered December 13, 2013.

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ExerciseHealth BehaviorActivities of Daily LivingAgedCanadaExercise TherapyFemaleHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthPhysical FitnessResearch Design

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