- Title
- Recruitment, screening, and baseline participant characteristics in the WALK 2.0 study: a randomized controlled trial using web 2.0 applications to promote physical activity
- Creator
- Caperchione, Cristina M.; Duncan, Mitch J.; Rosenkranz, Richard R.; Vandelanotte, Corneel; Van Itallie, Anetta K.; Savage, Trevor N.; Hooker, Cindy; Maeder, Anthony J.; Mummery, W. Kerry; Kolt, Gregory S.
- Relation
- NHMRC.589903
- Relation
- Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Vol. 2, p. 25-33
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2015.12.004
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Objective: To describe in detail the recruitment methods and enrollment rates, the screening methods, and the baseline characteristics of a sample of adults participating in the Walk 2.0 Study, an 18 month, 3-arm randomized controlled trial of a Web 2.0 based physical activity intervention. Methods: A two-fold recruitment plan was developed and implemented, including a direct mail-out to an extract from the Australian Electoral Commission electoral roll, and other supplementary methods including email and telephone. Physical activity screening involved two steps: a validated single-item self-report instrument and the follow-up Active Australia Questionnaire. Readiness for physical activity participation was also based on a two-step process of administering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire and, where needed, further clearance from a medical practitioner. Results: Across all recruitment methods, a total of 1244 participants expressed interest in participating, of which 656 were deemed eligible. Of these, 504 were later enrolled in the Walk 2.0 trial (77% enrollment rate) and randomized to the Walk 1.0 group (n = 165), the Walk 2.0 group (n = 168), or the Logbook group (n = 171). Mean age of the total sample was 50.8 years, with 65.2% female and 79.1% born in Australia. Conclusion: The results of this recruitment process demonstrate the successful use of multiple strategies to obtain a diverse sample of adults eligible to take part in a web-based physical activity promotion intervention. The use of dual screening processes ensured safe participation in the intervention. This approach to recruitment and physical activity screening can be used as a model for further trials in this area.
- Subject
- randomized controlled trial; recruitment; physical activity; screening; internet
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1326256
- Identifier
- uon:25389
- Identifier
- ISSN:2451-8654
- Rights
- © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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