Testing the Efficacy of the ENCOURAGE App in Decreasing Sedentary Behaviour: A Time Series Quasi-Experimental Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 300
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Number of breaks from sitting
研究概览
简要总结
The ENCOURAGE App will use mobile health technology to support employees to reduce their sedentary time and become more physically active. The mobile app has been developed using time management techniques (i.e. Pomodoro technique) as a strategy to provide prompts to encourage users to engage in an activity and break up bouts of prolonged sitting.
详细描述
Sixty percent of Canadian adults are accessible through the workplace. Thus, workplace wellness programs that include physical activity components provide a viable option to encourage employees to reduce sedentary time. Moving forward with the ENCOURAGE health promotion model, we will use mobile health technology to support employees to reduce sitting and become more physically active, while offering employers a solution that can be easily implemented in a variety of contexts.
The public release of the ENCOURAGE App will involve two phases:
- The recruitment of up to 300 individuals through the App. Any user will be able to download the ENCOURAGE App through the iTunes Store or Google Play. Note that when participants download the App, they are not automatically enrolled in the study. Participants will be prompted, after downloading the App, with a brief description of the study, as well as a pre-screening tool that will be used to determine eligibility. Users will be asked via a pop-up to determine if they wish to participate in a research project. Users will be asked to participate in a time series quasi-experimental study to determine if the ENCOURAGE App can support participants to increase the number of breaks in sedentary time taken throughout the day, over a 6-month time period. The App can be customized by the users to set prompts at intervals that fit into their schedule. For example, these activities can range from a stretching activity (e.g., a neck stretch), a standing activity (e.g., stand and read), or a physical activity (e.g., fill up the printer with paper, do a squat). Additionally, the App will use Behaviour Change Techniques as a strategy to support participants as they reduce their sedentary behaviour and increase their physical activity levels.
- The recruitment of a sub-sample of 60 participants who live in Winnipeg, MB which will be drawn from the larger sample. In addition to completing all the components of the larger research study, the sub-sample will be also asked to wear a physical activity monitor, called an accelerometer.
The objectives of this study are to determine if the final product ENCOURAGE App:
- Reduces the number of breaks from sitting;
- Reduces total sedentary time;
- Increases physical activity levels; and,
- Improves self-efficacy for reducing sedentary behaviour.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
盲法说明
Outcome Assessors will not be aware of previous research data collected. As this is a single group study, all participants will receive the intervention as described.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Specific to sub-sample of 60 participants; live in Winnipeg, MB
排除标准
- •Individuals who do not own a personal mobile phone
- •Any physical limitations that would not allow individual to engage in physical activity
- •Any cognitive limitations that would not allow individual to consent for study
- •Specific to sub-sample of 60 participants; live outside Winnipeg, MB
研究组 & 干预措施
ENCOURAGE App Intervention
Users will download the ENCOURAGE mobile app. The App uses a time management technique (i.e. Pomodoro technique) as a strategy to provide prompts for users to engage in an activity. The App can be customized by the users to set prompts at intervals that fit into their schedule. For example, these activities can range from a stretching activity (e.g., a neck stretch), a standing activity (e.g., stand and read), or a physical activity (e.g., fill up the printer with paper, do a squat). Additionally, the App will use Behaviour Change Techniques as a strategy to support participants as they reduce their sedentary behaviour and improve their physical activity levels. The App uses a series of Behavior Change Techniques shown to be effective in promoting a more active lifestyle.
干预措施: ENCOURAGE App (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Number of breaks from sitting
时间窗: Change from baseline number of breaks from sitting at 1-month
This outcome will be assessed by self-report using the Workplace Sitting Breaks Questionnaire.
次要结局
- Number of breaks from sitting(Change from baseline number of breaks from sitting at 1-week, 2-months, 3-months, 4-months, 5-months, and 6-months)
- Degree of confidence to break up sitting time(Change from baseline degree of confidence to break up sitting time at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Duration of breaks from sitting(Change from baseline duration of breaks from sitting at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Percent time spent sitting at work(Change from baseline percent time spent sitting at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Moderate physical activity(Change from baseline minutes per week in moderate physical activity at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Degree of confidence for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when faced with feeling comfortable in their seated position at work(Change from baseline for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when faced with feeling comfortable in their seated position at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Degree of confidence for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when feeling stressed at work(Change from baseline for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when feeling stressed at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Degree of confidence for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when feeling down or depressed at work(Change from baseline for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when feeling down or depressed at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Total sedentary time(Change from baseline total sedentary time at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Prolonged bouts of sedentary time lasting at least 30 minutes(Change from baseline prolonged bouts of sedentary time lasting at least 30 minutes at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Mild physical activity(Change from baseline minutes per week in mild physical activity at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Degree of confidence for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when having important tasks to do while seated at work(Change from baseline for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when having important tasks to do while seated at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Percent time spent standing at work(Change from baseline percent time spent standing at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Percent time spent walking at work(Change from baseline percent time spent walking at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Percent time spent participating in heavy labour at work(Change from baseline percent time spent participating in heavy labour at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Strenuous physical activity(Change from baseline minutes per week in strenuous physical activity at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Degree of confidence for engaging in self-regulatory actions that would help them reduce their sedentary time(Change from baseline degree of confidence for engaging in self-regulatory actions that would help them reduce their sedentary time at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Degree of confidence for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when faced with feeling tired at work(Change from baseline for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when faced with feeling tired at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)
- Degree of confidence for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when feeling as if they deserve to sit at work(Change from baseline for reducing their sedentary behaviours even when feeling as if they deserve to sit at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month)