TY - JOUR AU - Fitzsimons, Claire F. AU - Baker, Graham AU - Wright, Annemarie AU - Nimmo, Myra A. AU - Ward Thompson, Catharine AU - Lowry, Ruth AU - Millington, Catherine AU - Shaw, Rebecca AU - Fenwick, Elisabeth AU - Ogilvie, David AU - Inchley, Joanna AU - Foster, Charlie E. AU - Mutrie, Nanette PY - 2008 DA - 2008/07/26 TI - The 'Walking for Wellbeing in the West' randomised controlled trial of a pedometer-based walking programme in combination with physical activity consultation with 12 month follow-up: rationale and study design JO - BMC Public Health SP - 259 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Scotland has a policy aimed at increasing physical activity levels in the population, but evidence on how to achieve this is still developing. Studies that focus on encouraging real world participants to start physical activity in their settings are needed. The Walking for Well-being in the West study was designed to assess the effectiveness of a pedometer-based walking programme in combination with physical activity consultation. The study was multi-disciplinary and based in the community. Walking for Well-being in the West investigated whether Scottish men and women, who were not achieving the current physical activity recommendation, increased and maintained walking behaviour over a 12 month period. This paper outlines the rationale and design of this innovative and pragmatic study. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-259 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-8-259 ID - Fitzsimons2008 ER -