E-health Interventions to Promote Physical Activity Among Inactive Adults
- Conditions
- Physical Activity Promotion Among Inactive Adults
- Interventions
- Device: Fitness trackerOther: Online trainingOther: Peer support via social media
- Registration Number
- NCT04526444
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
- Brief Summary
The project addresses physical inactivity as a global health issue. Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality. Moreover, inactive adults have a higher risk to develop lifestyle diseases. To date, there is preliminary evidence of the efficacy in the use of certain strategies including fitness technologies and digital interventions for physical activity (PA) promotion. Intervention studies are needed to test the effectiveness of PA promotion strategies.
A Hybrid Type I effectiveness-implementation randomised controlled trial (RCT) will investigate the effects of 1) fitness trackers, 2) home-based online training, and 3) peer support via social media among inactive adults. The design will allow testing the study outcomes while gathering information on implementation in a real-world situation. The study will produce evidence on whether these interventions increase the levels of PA among inactive adults and improve health outcomes. Increased PA will also result in better primary prevention of lifestyle diseases.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 183
- young (18-40 years) or middle aged (40-55 years) healthy adults, both men and women;
- inactive (undertaking less than 150 min of moderate-intensity PA per week) in the last 3 months;
- living in the Troms and Finnmark county;
- current owner of a smartphone;
- able to understand training instructions in English language.
- presence of disabilities which might reduce the ability to perform exercise;
- presence of conditions which might prevent from safely exercise;
- lack of Internet connection at home;
- lack of space to exercise safely at home (recommended 4 sqm).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Peer support, home training platform and fitness tracker and Online training Participants in group C will be offered the fitness tracker Mi Smart Band 5 with the computational algorithm PAI, Les Mills On Demand and additional peer support via social media. Home training platform and fitness tracker Fitness tracker Participants in group B will be provided with both the fitness tracker Mi Smart Band 5 with the computational algorithm PAI and access to Les Mills On Demand to perform training classes from home. Home training platform and fitness tracker Online training Participants in group B will be provided with both the fitness tracker Mi Smart Band 5 with the computational algorithm PAI and access to Les Mills On Demand to perform training classes from home. Ftiness tracker Fitness tracker Participants in the group A will be provided the fitness tracker Mi Smart Band 5 with the computational algorithm PAI. Peer support, home training platform and fitness tracker and Peer support via social media Participants in group C will be offered the fitness tracker Mi Smart Band 5 with the computational algorithm PAI, Les Mills On Demand and additional peer support via social media. Peer support, home training platform and fitness tracker and Fitness tracker Participants in group C will be offered the fitness tracker Mi Smart Band 5 with the computational algorithm PAI, Les Mills On Demand and additional peer support via social media.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Level of physical activity short-term 6 months Time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity
Level of physical activity long-term 18 months Time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity
Level of physical activity medium-term 12 months Time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical fitness medium-term 12 months VO2 max (estimated)
System Usability Scale (SUS) 6 months 10 items, min 0 max 100 (above 68 is above the average).
Adherence to recommendation short-term 6 months Proportion of participants reaching the recommendation for physical activity
Adherence to recommendation long-term 18 months Proportion of participants reaching the recommendation for physical activity
Waist circumference short-term 6 months Perceived competence for exercise (PCS-EX) medium-term 12 months 4 items. Min 4, max 28 (28 high competence)
Perceived competence for exercise (PCS-EX) long-term 18 months 4 items. Min 4, max 28 (28 high competence)
Social Support and Exercise scale (SSES) long-term 18 months 13 items answered two times, one for family and one for friends. Min 13, max 65 (65 highest level of social support)
Reasons for performing physical activity short-term 6 months Behavioural Regulation Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-2).
Reasons for performing physical activity medium-term 12 months Behavioural Regulation Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-2).
Users' perspectives on intervention through interviews short-term 6 months Qualitative data derived from semi-structured interviews with participants.
Users' perspectives on intervention through interviews long-term 18 months Qualitative data derived from semi-structured interviews with participants.
Adherence to recommendation medium-term 12 months Proportion of participants reaching the recommendation for physical activity
Body Mass Index (BMI) medium-term 12 months Waist circumference medium-term 12 months Waist circumference long-term 18 months EQ-5D-5L (EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level) Quality of life medium-term 12 months EQ-5D-5L has 5 dimensions and 5 levels from 1 to 5 in each dimension (1 is no problems). It also includes a Visual Analogue scale from 0 to 100 (100 is best possible health). Rating can be transformed to a score with min -0.654 and max (1 is no problems in all dimensions).
Perceived competence for exercise (PCS-EX) short-term 6 months 4 items. Min 4, max 28 (28 high competence)
Reasons for performing physical activity long-term 18 months Behavioural Regulation Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-2).
Physical fitness long-term 18 months VO2 max (estimated)
Body Mass Index (BMI) short-term 6 months EQ-5D-5L (EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level) Quality of life short-term 6 months EQ-5D-5L has 5 dimensions and 5 levels from 1 to 5 in each dimension (1 is no problems). It also includes a Visual Analogue scale from 0 to 100 (100 is best possible health). Rating can be transformed to a score with min -0.654 and max (1 is no problems in all dimensions).
EQ-5D-5L (EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level) Quality of life long-term 18 months EQ-5D-5L has 5 dimensions and 5 levels from 1 to 5 in each dimension (1 is no problems). It also includes a Visual Analogue scale from 0 to 100 (100 is best possible health). Rating can be transformed to a score with min -0.654 and max (1 is no problems in all dimensions).
Self-efficacy for exercise (SEE) Scale long-term 18 months Scale with 9 items, min 0 and max 90. Higher score indicates higher self-efficacy for exercise.
Physical fitness short-term 6 months VO2 max (estimated)
Body Mass Index (BMI) long-term 18 months Self-efficacy for exercise (SEE) Scale short-term 6 months Scale with 9 items, min 0 and max 90. Higher score indicates higher self-efficacy for exercise.
Self-efficacy for exercise (SEE) Scale medium-term 12 months Scale with 9 items, min 0 and max 90. Higher score indicates higher self-efficacy for exercise.
Social Support (SSES) medium-term 12 months 13 items answered two times, one for family and one for friends. Min 13, max 65 (65 highest level of social support)
Social Support (SSES) short-term 6 months 13 items answered two times, one for family and one for friends. Min 13, max 65 (65 highest level of social support)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Norwegian Centre for E-health Research
🇳🇴Tromsø, Norway
Norwegian Centre for E-health Research🇳🇴Tromsø, Norway