Fit Physicians: Use of Activity Monitors and Activity Integration Program in First Year Medical Students

NCT02778009 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BHS-1153
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 124
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Using FitBit activity monitors, physical activity levels will be monitored in first year medical students. Body Composition will be measured as well.

Conditions

Motor Activity; Body Weight Changes

Keywords

Medical student; Activity Monitor; Medical school; Fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Steps per day measured daily by FitBit Flex

  10 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Body Mass Composition assessed by iDEXA scan

  10 months

• Academic Performance assessed by numeric grade point average

  10 months

Study Arms (3)

Fit Physician Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects will receive activity monitor and will be required to attend monthly wellness lectures and weekly exercise intervention. Every subject will undergo an iDEXA scan to measure body mass composition

Radiation: iDEXA Scan; Other: Wellness Lectures; Other: Exercise intervention; Other: Activity monitor

Activity Monitor Only Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Subjects will receive an activity monitor without any intervention Every subject will undergo an iDEXA scan to measure body mass composition )

Radiation: iDEXA Scan; Other: Activity monitor

Control Group

OTHER

Subjects will not an activity monitor nor will they receive any intervention Every subject will undergo an iDEXA scan to measure body mass composition

Radiation: iDEXA Scan

Interventions

iDEXA Scan RADIATION

Subjects will receive pre study and post study scans to assess body mass composition

Activity Monitor Only Group; Control Group; Fit Physician Group

Wellness Lectures OTHER

Subjects in the Fit Physician Arm will be required to attend monthly wellness lectures

Fit Physician Group

Exercise intervention OTHER

Subjects in the Fit Physician Arm will be required to attend weekly exercise interventions

Fit Physician Group

Activity monitor OTHER

Subjects in the Fit physician arm and the activity monitor arm will receive activity monitors to assess their activity level throughout the academic year

Activity Monitor Only Group; Fit Physician Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• First year medical students
• Must have smartphone

You may not qualify if:

• Medical conditions that prohibit exercise
• pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York Institute of Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

NYIT

Old Westbury, New York, 11568568, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• DiFrancisco-Donoghue J, Jung MK, Stangle A, Werner WG, Zwibel H, Happel P, Balentine J. Utilizing wearable technology to increase physical activity in future physicians: A randomized trial. Prev Med Rep. 2018 Sep 11;12:122-127. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.09.004. eCollection 2018 Dec.

  PMID: 30234000 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Body Weight Changes

Interventions

Fitness Trackers

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diagnostic Equipment; Equipment and Supplies; Wearable Electronic Devices; Electrical Equipment and Supplies

Study Officials

• Brian Harper, MD

  NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor, Ph. D.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 8, 2016
• First Posted: May 19, 2016
• Study Start: July 7, 2016
• Primary Completion: June 3, 2017
• Study Completion: June 3, 2017
• Last Updated: August 21, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)