Which exercise style gets couch potatoes moving?
NCT ID NCT07411248
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at three ways to help inactive adults exercise more: supervised group classes, a mobile app, or videos at home. Thirty people aged 18-35 who take fewer than 5,000 steps a day will try one of these for 8 weeks. The goal is to see which approach works best for boosting physical activity and improving health.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Taking fewer than 5,000 steps per day and classified as physically inactive according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (\<600 MET-min/week) * Residing in Istanbul * Willingness to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of end-stage congestive heart failure * Presence of malignant or unstable arrhythmia * Lack of adequate infrastructure to participate in technology-based physical activity programs * Presence of mental dysfunction * Presence of acute musculoskeletal injury * Pregnancy * Answering "YES" to any item on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Biruni University
Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, Turkey (Türkiye)
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