The 5R Shared Leadership Program in Older Adult Walking Groups

Sponsor

KU Leuven (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05038423

Collaborator

(none)

503

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Actual Duration (Months)

16.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Leadership Identification Empowerment	Behavioral: 5R Shared Leadership Program Behavioral: 12-week structured walking program	N/A

Detailed Description

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

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

503 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

Clustered randomised controlled trialClustered randomised controlled trial

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

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

Actual Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2018

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jan 31, 2020

Actual Study Completion Date :

Aug 31, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: A structured 12-week group walking program Participants engaged in an evidence-based 12-week walking program.	Behavioral: 12-week structured walking program 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.
Experimental: A structured 12-week group walking program + 5RS In addition to the 12-week group walking program, participants engaged in the 5R Shared Leadership Program, which implements a structure of shared leadership and strengthens the identity leadership skills of the appointed peer leaders.	Behavioral: 5R Shared Leadership Program 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 Behavioral: 12-week structured walking program 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.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: A structured 12-week group walking program

Participants engaged in an evidence-based 12-week walking program.

Behavioral: 12-week structured walking program

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.

Experimental: A structured 12-week group walking program + 5RS

In addition to the 12-week group walking program, participants engaged in the 5R Shared Leadership Program, which implements a structure of shared leadership and strengthens the identity leadership skills of the appointed peer leaders.

Behavioral: 5R Shared Leadership Program

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

Behavioral: 12-week structured walking program

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Identity leadership [12 weeks]
4-item Identity Leadership Inventory-Short Form
Group identification scale [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 Outcome Measures

Group cohesion [12 weeks]
Group Environment Questionnaire - A higher score corresponds with a higher group cohesion
Well-being [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
Walking activity [12 weeks]
International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form