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Trial reportBMC public health2015

Rationale, design and baseline characteristics of a randomized controlled trial of a web-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention for adults from Quebec City.

François Boudreau, Michel Jean Louis Walthouwer, Hein de Vries, Gilles R Dagenais, Ginette Turbide, Anne-Sophie Bourlaud, Michel Moreau, José Côté, Paul Poirier

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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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. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

François BoudreauDépartement des sciences infirmières, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351, boul. des Forges, P.O. Box 500, Trois-Rivières, Qc, G9A 5H7, Canada. francois.boudreau@uqtr.ca.
Michel Jean Louis WalthouwerDepartment of Health Promotion, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Hein de VriesDepartment of Health Promotion, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Gilles R DagenaisInstitut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Qc, Canada.
Ginette TurbideInstitut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Qc, Canada.
Anne-Sophie BourlaudInstitut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Qc, Canada.
Michel MoreauDépartement des sciences infirmières, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351, boul. des Forges, P.O. Box 500, Trois-Rivières, Qc, G9A 5H7, Canada.
José CôtéFaculté des sciences infirmières, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qc, Canada.
Paul PoirierInstitut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Qc, Canada.

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research 126524
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) protection is well documented. Numerous factors (e.g. patient motivation, lack of facilities, physician time constraints) can contribute to poor PA adherence. Web-based computer-tailored interventions offer an innovative way to provide tailored feedback and to empower adults to engage in regular moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA. To describe the rationale, design and content of a web-based computer-tailored PA intervention for Canadian adults enrolled in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). METHODS/

design244 men and women aged between 35 and 70 years, without CVD or physical disability, not participating in regular moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA, and familiar with and having access to a computer at home, were recruited from the Quebec City Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study centre. Participants were randomized into two study arms: 1) an experimental group receiving the intervention and 2) a waiting list control group. The fully automated web-based computer-tailored PA intervention consists of seven 10- to 15-min sessions over an 8-week period. The theoretical underpinning of the intervention is based on the I-Change Model. The aim of the intervention was to reach a total of 150 min per week of moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic PA. DISCUSSION: This study will provide useful information before engaging in a large RCT to assess the long-term participation and maintenance of PA, the potential impact of regular PA on CVD risk factors and the cost-effectiveness of a web-based computer-tailored intervention.

trial registrationISRCTN36353353 registered on 24/07/2014.

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Health BehaviorMotor ActivityAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHealth PromotionHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesQuebecTelemedicineTherapy, Computer-Assisted

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PMID26453041
PMCPMC4600320

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