Evaluation of different recruitment and randomisation methods in a trial of general practitioner-led interventions to increase physical activity: a randomised controlled feasibility study with factorial design

Table 6 Physical activity commitment, EQ-5D and pedometer readings at baseline and follow-up by treatment arm

	Written advice (N = 44)	Brief advice only (N = 42)	Brief advice plus pedometer (N = 45)
Baseline
I am currently trying to increase the amount of physical activity that I do (scale of 0 to 10; mean (sd), n)	5.80 (2.66), 40	5.09 (2.90), 35	5.45 (2.66), 42
EQ-5D index (mean (sd), n)	0.79 (0.22), 40	0.85 (0.15), 34	0.80 (0.22), 42
Baseline pedometer readings over 7 days^a: mean number of steps (mean (sd), n)	7074 (2531), 36	7860 (2675), 33	7545 (3110), 40
Follow-up
I am currently trying to increase the amount of physical activity that I do (scale of 0 to 10; mean (sd), n)	6.08 (2.55), 37	5.70 (2.46), 33	5.29 (2.89), 42
EQ-5D index (mean (sd), n)	0.80 (0.24), 37	0.85 (0.20), 32	0.77 (0.27), 40
Follow-up pedometer readings over 7 days^a: mean number of steps (mean (sd), n)	7,576 (3,101), 36	7,575 (2,918), 33	8,371 (3,069), 37

^aMean number of steps calculated as total number of steps recorded by pedometer divided by number of days (including only days with at least 1,000 steps recorded), for participants with at least 1,000 steps for 4 days or more out of 7 days. EQ-5D, European Quality of Life-5 dimensions; sd, standard deviation.

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