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Table 1 Schedule of enrolment, intervention and assessments

From: Feasibility of an Intervention Targeting Health through Exergaming as an Alternative to Routine Treatment (FIT HEART): protocol for a non-randomised two-armed pilot study

 

Study period

Pre-screening

Screening

Baseline

Intervention

(exergaming or usual care)

Intervention mid-point

Early discontinuation

Post-intervention

Timepoint

Day -14

Day -14 to day -7

Week 0

Weeks 1–12

Week 6

Discontinuation prior to week 12

Weeks 13–14

Assessment/procedure

Advertising of study

x

      

Pre-screening risk assessment

x

      

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

 

x

     

Participant information sheet

 

x

     

Informed consent form

 

x

     

Adult Pre-Exercise Screening System (APSS) (stages 1 and 2)

 

x

     

Assessment by medical officer of medical fitness to participate in physical activity

 

x

     

Baseline interview (demographics; incarceration history; perceived health status; psychiatric history)

  

x

    

Clinical assessment of cardiometabolic risk (APSS stage 3)

• Body mass index (BMI)

• Waist and hip circumference

• Resting blood pressure

• Lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides)

• Liver function

• Blood glucose (HbA1c; fasting glucose)

  

x

  

x

x

Current Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences-Positive Scale (Current CAPE-P15)

  

x

   

x

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)

  

x

 

x

x

x

Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire (SIMPAQ)

  

x

 

x

x

x

OMNI-Walk/Run Scale of Perceived Exertion*

   

x

   

YMCA Step Test (VO2max testing)

  

x

  

x

x

Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA)

   

x

   

Adverse event check

   

x

 

x

x

Compliance and adherence assessments

   

x

   

Participant acceptability/perceived utility survey*

     

x

x

Staff acceptability/feasibility survey*

     

x

x

  1. * Intervention group only