An interventional study of Educational session to promote physical activity and Minimal contact in Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy, sponsored by University of Kansas. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-06-15.
Sponsored by University of Kansas · Not applicable and Interventional
People with mobility disabilities are at greater risk than the general population for incurring health problems. Many of these conditions are preventable through behavior and lifestyle changes such as exercise and physical activity. Recent evidence suggests that people with disabilities experience the same physiologic response to exercise as the general population. Nonetheless, nearly three-fourths of those with disabilities report being entirely sedentary or not active enough to achieve health benefits. Despite some knowledge of issues that limit physical activity among this population, few studies have investigated methods for promoting physical activity adoption among people with disabilities, including wheelchair users. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention to promote physical activity adoption over 6 months and maintenance of physical activity over another 6 months by community-dwelling manual wheelchair users.
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Exclusion criteria include:
Intervention group to promote physical activity
Other: Educational session to promote physical activity
Minimal contact control group
Other: Minimal contact
Educational session, goal setting, self monitoring of daily engagement in physical activity
Self guided education manual about adopting physical activity, self monitor daily engagement in physical activity
Weekly minutes spent in aerobic and strengthening activity
Time frame: Baseline, 12, 26 and 52 weeks
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