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NCT Number: NCT05038423

The 5R Shared Leadership Program in Older Adult Walking Groups

To test the efficacy of the 5R Shared Leadership program in older adults on participants' identification with their walking group, group cohesion, walking activity, and well-being, compared to a regular group walking program, the investigators conducted a cluster randomised trial.

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Key information

Conditions

Leadership Behavior Empowerment Identification Motor Activity Social Behavior Social Identification

Age range

55 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

KU Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium

About this study

All walking groups participated in a 12-week structured group walking program. Half of these walking groups were randomly assigned to the intervention condition and received additionally the 5R Shared Leadership Program

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being part of a community-based OKRA SPORT+ meeting point that engages in the 12-week walking program

Exclusion criteria

  • n/a

Treatment and study plan

5R Shared Leadership Program

Behavioral

The manualised 5RS program aims to develop the leadership qualities of peer leaders by teaching them how to create, embody, advance, and embed a collective sense of 'us' in their teams. More specifically, 5RS consists of two key components that involve (1) implementing a structure of shared leadership, and (2) strengthening the identity leadership skills of the appointed peer leaders (Fransen et al., 2020).

Fransen, K., Haslam, S. A., Steffens, N. K., Mallett, C. J., Peters, K., Mertens, N., & Boen, F. (2020). All for us and us for all: Introducing the 5R Shared Leadership Program. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 51, 101762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101762 Haslam, S. A., Steffens, N. K., Peters, K., Boyce, R. A., Mallett, C. J., & Fransen, K. (2017). A social identity approach to leadership development: The 5R program. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 16(3), 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000176

12-week structured walking program

Behavioral

Participants engaged in an evidence-based 12-week structured walking program, which aimed to enhance participants' physical activity and aerobic fitness levels based on personalised walking schedules and weekly group walks organised by the community-based meeting points.

Primary outcomes

  1. Identity leadership

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    4-item Identity Leadership Inventory-Short Form

  2. Group identification scale

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    To assess participants' identification with their walking group, the investigators use the 4-item group identification measure (e.g., "I am glad to be a member of this walking group."), as suggested by Doosje et al. (1995). The cognitive, evaluative, and affective aspects of identification are evaluated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).

    Doosje B, Ellemers N, Spears R. Perceived intragroup variability as a function of group status and identification. J Exp Soc Psychol. 1995;31(5):410-36.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Group cohesion

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Group Environment Questionnaire - A higher score corresponds with a higher group cohesion

  2. Well-being

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale. It comprises 14 positively phrased items (e.g., "I've been feeling good about myself") rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (none of the time) to 5 (all of the time). A higher score corresponds with a higher well-being

  3. Walking activity

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

KU Leuven

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Registry information

Official study title

The 5R Shared Leadership Program in Older Adult Walking Groups: A Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Sep 9, 2021
Registry last updated
Sep 16, 2021

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