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A-B-C Program for Sedentary Older Adults With Depressive Symptoms

Study acronym: A-B-C
StatusNot Yet Recruiting
PhaseNot applicable
Started
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This record was last updated September 16, 2025 (before its estimated December 2025 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.

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The importance and benefits of leading a physically active lifestyle have been long studied. Examples of the multiple advantages from physical activity are improved health of the heart and brain, having a more independent living and better quality of life. However, it is known that for many people, being active is challenging: physical activity is commonly viewed as a burden or inconvenience. In this study we will explore how some common everyday thoughts are hurdles to becoming physically active. We will discover ways to overcome this by using concepts from a field called "behavioral economics" that explains how we make decisions. The purpose of the program is to support participants in being more physically active. The study program is a newly developed way to overcome the intuitive preference for being sedentary. The experimental groups will learn simple ways to overcome expected hurdles in making decisions related to physical activity (the newly developed program), and the control groups will learn about the health benefits of physical activity and the health guidelines (the common practice today). We will compare the effectiveness of the newly developed intervention in promoting an active lifestyle, compared to the common practice today, of providing the knowledge and the recommended guidelines. The program in the study will be in small groups of 5-10 participants that will meet at The Royal for 60 minutes, twice a week, for 4 weeks.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07176637
Lead Sponsor The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Conditions Sedentary Older Adults, Sedentariness and Well-being, Sedentary; Aging
Enrollment 66 participants
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Primary Completion (estimated)
Study Completion (estimated)
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