MapTrek for Sedentary Workers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle
• Interventions: Behavioral: Fitbit only; Behavioral: Fitbit + Maptrek

• Registration Number: NCT03109535
• Lead Sponsor: University of Iowa

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine if participants randomized to our mHealth MapTrek game increases daily physical activity (average steps/day, active minutes/day) compared to a control group among sedentary office workers over 10 weeks. The investigators hypothesize the MapTrek intervention group will significantly increase their daily steps and active minutes compared to the control group over 10 weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-12-15
• Status Verified: 2017-04
• Study Completion: 2017-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-06
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 146

Inclusion Criteria

• Eligible participants were 21 to 65 year of age, working full-time (at least 35 hours/week) in a desk-dependent job (self-report sitting >75% of work day), who owned a smart phone.

Exclusion Criteria

• Exclusion criteria included ages <18 years or >65 years, pregnancy or planned pregnancy, prisoner status, and any contraindications to engaging in regular physical activity as identified by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), not owning a smart phone, (Cardinal, Esters, & Cardinal, 1996).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Fitbit-only Group	Fitbit only	Participants received a Fitbit Zip activity monitor to wear daily for 10 weeks.
Fitbit + MapTrek Group	Fitbit + Maptrek	Participants received a Fitbit Zip activity monitor to wear daily for 10 weeks. Participants also received access to an mHealth game called MapTrek for 10 weeks. MapTrek places users in weekly walking races and sends automated text messages to participants on a daily basis. Messages include a link to the online game as well as motivational messages designed to increase physical activity.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average daily steps	10 weeks	Total daily steps as recorded by the Fitbit Zip

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average daily active minutes	10 weeks	Minutes with at least 100 steps/minute as recorded by the Fitbit Zip