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Smart mHealth Strategy for Physical Activity and Health Promotion

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Health Behavior Change
Wearable Technology
Chatbot
Sedentary Lifestyle
Social Media
Interventions
Behavioral: Wearable devices only
Behavioral: Wearable devices with all behavior change techniques
Behavioral: Wearable devices with the 1st behavior change technique
Behavioral: Wearable devices with the 2nd behavior change technique
Behavioral: Wearable devices with the 3rd behavior change technique
Behavioral: Wearable devices with the 4th behavior change technique
Behavioral: Wearable devices with the 5th behavior change technique
Registration Number
NCT06423014
Lead Sponsor
Taipei Medical University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop a Smart mHealth Strategy that delivers behavior change techniques through wearable physical activity trackers and social media chatbots, including self-monitoring, real-time feedback and reminders, goal-setting, competition and rewards, social support, and health coaching. This study also aims to explore the effect of the Smart mHealth Strategy on the behavioral outcomes and psychological factors of physical activity, and physical and mental health. The study design is a three-stage randomized controlled trial. In each stage, 120 are recruited and randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. Participants are adults with insufficient physical activity and a sedentary lifestyle. The Smart mHealth Strategy uses smartwatches and self-developed chatbots. The constrained dialogue content is designed to finally deliver the six behavior change techniques. Data are collected in the pre-, mid-, and post-tests. The measurement includes self-administered questionnaires, Actigraphy GT9X, Inbody 270S, OMRON HEM-7130, and heart rate variability monitors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
360
Inclusion Criteria

Adults who is the age of majority, with insufficient physical activity, and a sedentary lifestyle who have smartphones

Exclusion Criteria
  • Individuals' health conditions may affect physical activity in daily living and the experiment, such as disability, serious health problems

    • There are unconventional life plans during the experiment, such as going abroad for vacation, pregnancy, and surgery.

      • Individuals have using experiences in any wearable physical activity trackers in the past six months ④ People who have ever had severe allergies to any wearable device ⑤ Professional athletes or student-athletes

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Wearable devices with the 1st behavior change techniqueWearable devices with all behavior change techniques-
Wearable devices with the 3rd behavior change techniqueWearable devices only-
Wearable devices onlyWearable devices with the 2nd behavior change technique-
Wearable devices onlyWearable devices with the 4th behavior change technique-
Wearable devices with the 2nd behavior change techniqueWearable devices only-
Wearable devices with all behavior change techniquesWearable devices only-
Wearable devices with all behavior change techniquesWearable devices with all behavior change techniques-
Wearable devices onlyWearable devices with the 1st behavior change technique-
Wearable devices with the 3rd behavior change techniqueWearable devices with all behavior change techniques-
Wearable devices with the 4th behavior change techniqueWearable devices with all behavior change techniques-
Wearable devices onlyWearable devices with the 5th behavior change technique-
Wearable devices onlyWearable devices with all behavior change techniques-
Wearable devices with the 2nd behavior change techniqueWearable devices with all behavior change techniques-
Wearable devices onlyWearable devices only-
Wearable devices onlyWearable devices with the 3rd behavior change technique-
Wearable devices with the 1st behavior change techniqueWearable devices only-
Wearable devices with the 4th behavior change techniqueWearable devices only-
Wearable devices with the 5th behavior change techniqueWearable devices only-
Wearable devices with the 5th behavior change techniqueWearable devices with all behavior change techniques-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale-Concise (EBBS-C)up to 12 weeks

Higher score higher benefits and barriers

Behavioural Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3)up to 12 weeks

Higher score higher Behavioural Regulation

Subjective physical activityup to 12 weeks

International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF, MET-minute/week)

Objective physical activityup to 12 weeks

Actigraphy GT9X and GT3X (MET-minute/week)

Exercise self-efficacy scale (EXSE)up to 12 weeks

Higher score higher self-efficacy

Physical Activity Self-Regulation Scale (PASR)up to 12 weeks

Higher score higher Self-Regulation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF)up to 12 weeks

Higher score higher Quality of Life

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS)up to 12 weeks

Higher score worse mental health

heart rate variabilityup to 12 weeks

Total power (TP, 0-0.5 Hz), low-frequency power (LF, 0.04-0.15 Hz), high-frequency power (HF, 0.15-0.40 Hz), the ratio of low frequency to high frequency (LF/HF), and the standard deviation of all normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN)

body composition (Inbody)up to 12 weeks

Body mass index (BMI, kg/m\^2), skeletal muscle index (SMI, kg/m\^2), body fat percentage (%), body fat mass (kg), and fat-free mass (kg)

blood pressureup to 12 weeks

Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Taipei Medical University

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Taipei City, Taiwan

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