EXercise Continuation Incorporating Technology Enhancements (EXCITE) Study
EXCITE
1 other identifier
interventional
40
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to inform the integration of mobile and social media components into larger interventions aimed at increasing adherence and maintenance of physical activity. Nearly half of the US population do not meet physical activity recommendations of ≥150 minutes of moderate activity per week. The use of smartphones to "self track" data and upload that data to an online social network is becoming increasingly common and may be an effective way to motivate physical activity adherence and maintenance. We are proposing a two phase study to develop and evaluate a mobile health ("mHealth") intervention that includes the use of two existing technologies: 1) the RunKeeper mobile app to collect and upload exercise data (distance, pace, time), and 2) the RunKeeper.com online social network as a place to analyze uploaded data and engage with a coach and online community. Phase 1 (n=10) will iteratively develop the mHealth intervention and phase 2 (n=30) will pilot the mHealth intervention (participants will be randomized to either mHealth intervention (n=20) or control (n=10)) to collect feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy data. All participants will attend a day-long ChiWalk/Run training to help them avoid potential injuries and meet their coach and community in-person. All participants will also be asked to wear a FitBit accelerometer from one week before the beginning of the intervention through one week after the end of the intervention to collect total physical activity data. This data will be uploaded automatically to the study data base. Primary outcomes will be total physical activity as collected by the FitBit accelerometer (and the RunKeeper mobile app for the intervention group) and secondary outcomes will be changes in psychological factors that may mediate adherence to physical activity.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2013
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 24, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 11, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2014
CompletedJuly 31, 2014
July 1, 2014
10 months
December 24, 2013
July 29, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
Feasibility of recruitment
Meeting 75% of recruitment goal of 40 participants
End of 8 weeks of recruitment
Feasibility of retention
Retaining 75% of enrolled participants.
End of 10 weeks of participation
Feasibility for participant adherence
Whether participants complete at least 75% of the exercise that they committed to at the beginning of the study.
Measured through out the 10 weeks of active participation
Acceptability of study procedures
Did participants find study procedures acceptable?
End of 10 weeks of active participation
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Total number of new exercise related injury
Measured through out the 10 weeks of active participation
Average weekly physical activity in steps
Measured through out the 10 weeks of active participation
Average weekly MET min of structured exercise
Measured through out the 10 weeks of active participation
Change in mindfulness
Baseline and end of 10 weeks of active participation
Change in body awareness
Baseline and end of 10 weeks of active participation
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Control
ACTIVE COMPARATORChiRunning training Weekly training log Blinded accelerometer
Technology support for behavior change
EXPERIMENTALChiRunning training unblinded accelerometer tracking structured exercise using mobile app participation in online social network participation in study website
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- healthy underactive adults interested in using mobile and web based technologies to increase their physical activity
- low risk of cardiovascular disease
- comfortable reading and communicating in English
- owns a smartphone and is does not regularly use a fitness tracking mobile app
- has regular access to the internet and a wireless connection for data uploading.
You may not qualify if:
- currently meeting/exceeding recommend 450 MET min per week
- previous condition that would contraindicate regular moderate to vigorous physical activity
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kelly McDermott, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 24, 2013
First Posted
February 11, 2014
Study Start
August 1, 2013
Primary Completion
June 1, 2014
Study Completion
June 1, 2014
Last Updated
July 31, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-07