Effect of Training and Using the Capabilities of the Smartphone Pedometer Program on Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Students

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Educational intervention in the field of healthy lifestyle.

Registration Number: IRCT20190710044170N1

Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Students of the first or second year of studying at comprehensive universities in Tehran
inadequate physical activity according to the WHO guidelines (at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of intense activity per week)
Owning a smartphone that owns the student and has a continuous presence
Internet access via smartphone
Ability to read and write in Persian language
run the pedometer application completely by researcher

Exclusion Criteria

Manifest disability and physical disability that affecting the individual's ability to exercise physically
Psychological disorder such as depression is a psychiatric diagnosis and a student statement that lowers his desire for mobility
Active use of pedometer software

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine the physical activity of students, a short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire will be used. This questionnaire measures the physical activity of individuals in the past 7 days and based on the formula for the participants' energy consumption (METs-min / week) during activity Light, moderate and severe, and individuals will take place in three groups with low physical, moderate, and high levels of physical activity. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: International Questionnaire of Physical Activity (Short Form).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sedentary behavior in this research is a score that a person takes from the ASAQ questionnaire. Using this questionnaire, student sitting sessions (watching TV, watching a movie, using a computer, etc.) that are grouped into five general categories during a The week is measured in min / day and then the sitting behavior of individuals will be accumulated over a week. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Adolescent Sedentary Activity Questionnaire.