sing personalised physical activity advice in combination with Fitbit activity trackers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical inactivity; overweight/obesity; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001555448
• Lead Sponsor: Central Queensland University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-11-10
• Study Completion: 2017-03-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 243

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible people will be adults with Internet access and a smartphone, who speak and read English, live anywhere in Australia, are insufficiently active, and have not used an activity tracker in the past year and have a BMI between 25 and 40. With regards to physical activity, participants will be eligible if they are not doing at least in 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week (insufficiently active), and can safely increase activity levels according to the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ).

Exclusion Criteria

- Under 18 years of age
- BMI Under 25
- Without regular access to Internet and smartphone
- Have a condition where physical activity is contraindicated

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in physical activity measured through the Active Australia Survey[Assessed at baseline, 1 and 3 months];Credibility and acceptability of the intervention assessed through a number of questionnaires (Fitbit use (survey designed for this study), Physical activity acceptability (survey designed for this study), Fitbit Integration (survey designed for this study), Systems Usability Scale), [Assessed at 1 and 3 months];Engagement with the intervention assessed through website usage statistics[Continuous ongoing measurement from the time participants use the website the first time to the end of the study at 3 months post-baseline.]