Clinical trial · Interventional
Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities
Multilevel Approaches for Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities
NCT03683173CI-TRIAL-00072785completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of the study is to test a multilevel intervention's impact on increasing physical activity among rural residents. It is expected that participants who participate in more of the intervention (e.g., all levels) will increase their physical activity more than the control group and individuals who participate in less of the intervention (e.g., one level of the intervention).
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Activity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Multilevel Intervention
- description
- Participants will receive the multilevel intervention consisting of community events, walking group formation, and short messaging service.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Intervention
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Does not receive the multilevel intervention.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in Objective Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometer Measured at Baseline and 18-month Follow-up
- timeFrame
- Baseline and 18-month follow-up
- description
- * Participants will wear an accelerometer to measure physical activity. * The outcome measure will measure the weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity. * Physical activity was measured using the Freedson Adult cutpoint categories from 1998. Each count was measured every 60 seconds/per minute. * Sedentary: 0-99 counts per minute * Light: 100-1951 counts per minute * Moderate: 1952-5724 counts per minute * Vigorous: 5725-9498 counts per minute * Very vigorous: 9499 and up counts per minute
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (18+) * No cognitive impairments * Able to physically active * Willing to complete telephone survey at three time points * Located in targeted communities in southeast Missouri Exclusion Criteria: * Participants not located in targeted communities
References
Publications (4)
- DERIVEDBeck AM, Serrano N, Duncan D, Eyler AA, Gilbert A, Naghiloo F, Reis R, Tabak RG, Brownson RC. Cluster randomized multilevel intervention for promoting physical activity in rural communities. Front Public Health. 2025 Aug 29;13:1577056. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1577056. eCollection 2025. PMID 40951381
- DERIVEDSerrano N, Beck A, Salvo D, Eyler A, Reis R, Steensma JT, Gilbert A, Brownson RC. Examining the Associations of and Interactions Between Intrapersonal and Perceived Environmental Factors With Objectively Assessed Physical Activity Among Rural Midwestern Adults, USA. Am J Health Promot. 2023 May;37(4):511-515. doi: 10.1177/08901171221134797. Epub 2022 Oct 21. PMID 36268648
- DERIVEDGilbert A, Beck A, Serrano N, Brownson RC. Objective Measures of Physical Activity in Rural Communities: Factors Associated With a Valid Wear and Lessons Learned. J Phys Act Health. 2022 Apr 1;19(4):267-274. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0677. Epub 2022 Mar 10. PMID 35272263
- DERIVEDBeck AM, Eyler AA, Aaron Hipp J, King AC, Tabak RG, Yan Y, Reis RS, Duncan DD, Gilbert AS, Serrano NH, Brownson RC. A multilevel approach for promoting physical activity in rural communities: a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jan 30;19(1):126. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6443-8. PMID 30700262