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Effect of Evaluative Conditioning on the Intensity of Physical Activity of Patients in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Evaluative conditioning for Cardiovascular Diseases. Completed, enrolled 24 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The hypothesis is that, compared to those in the control group (i.e., diet-related evaluative conditioning), participants in the Physical Activity (PA) group (i.e. PA-friendly evaluative conditioning) will exhibit (1) a higher intensity (power setting) on an ergocycle during a free Physical Activity session in their rehabilitation program and (2) A greater increase in the implicit attitude score. The primary objective will be to evaluate the effect of evaluative conditioning (EC) on the intensity of physical activity produced by post-myocardial infarction patients involved in a cardiac rehabilitation program.The secondary objective of this study will be to evaluate the mediating effect of implicit attitude change in the effect of evaluative conditioning on adopted behaviors.
Study Details
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The evaluative conditioning procedure is a learning technique performed on a monitor. It consists of being exposed to the repeated association of an object (conditioned stimulus, in our case, Physical Activity or fruit and vegetables) to stimuli with a positive or negative valence (unconditioned stimulus, US). The total duration of the CE is approximately 15 minutes.