Brief Motivational Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Fruit/Vegetable Intake

University of Missouri-Columbia70 enrolled

Overview

Research has shown that a high percentage of college students do not meet recommended national guidelines for physical activity or fruit/vegetable intake. The purpose of this study was to pilot test the short-term efficacy of a one-on-one, brief motivational intervention (BMI) designed to increase physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake. It was hypothesized that participants in the BMI condition would report greater physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake at follow-up than those in an education-only control condition.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Physical Inactivity Poor Diet

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Two or fewer days of 30+ minutes of moderate physical activity per week * Zero days of 20+ minutes of vigorous physical activity per week Exclusion Criteria: * Three or more days of 30+ minutes of moderate physical activity per week * One or more days of 20+ minutes of vigorous physical activity per week

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Vigorous physical activity minutes per week.

Time frame: One-month follow-up.

Secondary Outcomes

Moderate physical activity minutes per week.

Time frame: One-month follow-up.

Fruit and vegetable intake per week

Number of fruit and vegetable servings per day per week

Time frame: One-month follow-up