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Trial reportJournal of behavioral medicine2024

An online delivered running and walking group program to support low-active post-secondary students' well-being and exercise behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Colin M Wierts, Ryan E Rhodes, Guy Faulkner, Bruno D Zumbo, Mark R Beauchamp

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Trial report in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04857918 (The UBC Socializing Together While Running InDEpendently), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT04857918 nacompletednot on this map

The UBC Socializing Together While Running InDEpendently (STRIDE) Pilot Trial: A Social Identity Informed Virtual Running Group Program

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of British ColumbiaRan2021 to 2022Enrolled73ConditionsWell-being, Physical Activity, Identity, SocialArmsVirtual running group program, Attention Control: Fitness Application Strava
3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Colin M WiertsSchool of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. colinwierts2@lsu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0882-3680
Ryan E RhodesSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0940-9040
Guy FaulknerSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8898-2536
Bruno D ZumboMeasurement, Evaluation, & Research Methodology Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2885-5724
Mark R BeauchampSchool of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8909-3896

Funding

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Sport Participation Research Initiative Doctoral supplement
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveExamine the feasibility and acceptability of a social identity-informed, online delivered, running and walking group program to support low-active post-secondary students' exercise behavior and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsA two-arm, non-blinded, parallel pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted whereby low-active post-secondary students at a Canadian university were equally randomized to an online delivered running/walking group program or an attention control condition. Primary feasibility and acceptability outcomes included program interest, study enrolment and retention, questionnaire completion, program attendance, program satisfaction, and affective exercise attitudes. Post-program interviews were conducted to ascertain participants' experiences with the program. Secondary outcomes included well-being, exercise behavior, social identity, social support, and exercise identity.

resultsNinety-two individuals were screened for eligibility, and 72 were equally randomized to the online group program or attention control condition. Recruitment exceeded the target sample size (60), study adherence and questionnaire completion were above 90%, program attendance was moderate (M = 5.03/8), self-report program satisfaction was moderate-to-high (M = 4.13/5), and there was no condition effect for affective attitudes. During interviews, participants expressed satisfaction with the program. They also discussed challenges with developing a shared sense of identity and social connection with group members via online platforms. There were small condition effects for exercise-related well-being and exercise identity and no condition effects for the remaining secondary outcomes. Social identity scores were moderate (M = 4.63/7).

conclusionsThe STRIDE program was feasible and acceptable but should be delivered and piloted in-person before a full-scale efficacy trial is conducted.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04857918; 2021-04-20.

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COVID-19ExerciseRunningWalkingAdultCanadaFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansInternet-Based InterventionMalePilot ProjectsSocial IdentificationSocial SupportStudentsYoung AdultFitness applicationsGoalIdentityPhysical activityStravaUniversity students

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PMID39225842

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