SMS Reminders for Exercise Among Older Adults. Malaysian Physical Activity for Health Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Activity; Exercise
• Interventions: Behavioral: Exercise programme plus SMS reminders

• Registration Number: NCT02123342
• Lead Sponsor: University of Malaya

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is:

1) To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of an SMS reminder intervention for promoting an health-related exercise programme (myPAtHS) among older Malaysian adults, in a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Hypothesis: Frequency and duration of the exercise programme execution will be higher for the SMS reminder condition compared to the programme only condition. The effect may be reduced from post- to follow-up measurement (24 weeks after baseline and 12 weeks after post-measurement) but all outcomes will remain significantly higher at 24 weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-23
• Study First Posted: 2014-04-25
• Study Start: 2014-06
• Primary Completion: 2015-01
• Study Completion: 2015-01
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-25
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 43

Inclusion Criteria

• Mobile phone user
• Acceptable health that does not prevent exercise
• Acceptable command of the English language
• No engagement in a regular- structured exercise routine like gym training or other structured programmes
• Interest in an exercise programme
• Willing to attend scheduled follow-up sessions at 12 weeks (pre-post evaluation) and 24 weeks (post-intervention evaluation) after the first session

Exclusion Criteria

• participants who have any medical condition or health concern that would restrict regular exercise based on one screening question. If this question will be answered with "yes" participants are advised to seek medical care.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
SMS reminder	Exercise programme plus SMS reminders	Participants in this study arm will receive SMS reminders to motivate them to execute the myPAtHS exercise programme.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of myPAtHS exercise sessions.	12 weeks & 24 weeks	This will be assessed with an exercise diary.
Time spent doing the myPAtHS exercise programme.	12 weeks & 24 weeks	This will be assessed with an exercise diary.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in overall physical activity.	baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks	The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) will be used to collect physical activity data.
Change in exercise self-efficacy.	baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks	The Exercise Self-Efficacy-Scale will be used to collect exercise self-efficacy data.
Change in grip strength.	baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks	Grip strength will be assessed using the North Coast strength dynamometer (North Coast Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer, North Coast Medical Inc, Morgan Hill, California, USA).
Change in leg-strength.	baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks	Leg-strength will be collected using the 30 seconds chair-stand-test.
Subjective intensity while doing the myPAtHS exercise programme.	12 weeks & 24 weeks	This will be assessed with an exercise diary.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Premises of research participants; 🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia