A Mobile Health App to Reduce Sedentary Time in Inactive Employees

NCT03403270 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: H2016:228
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The ENCOURAGE App will use mobile health technology to support employees to reduce their sedentary time and become more physically active. The mobile app has been developed using time management techniques (i.e. Pomodoro technique) as a strategy to provide prompts to encourage users to engage in an activity and break up bouts of prolonged sitting.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Sedentary Lifestyle

Keywords

Mobile App; Sedentary Behaviour; Workplace Wellness; Sitting Time

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of breaks from sitting

  This outcome will be assessed by self-report using the Workplace Sitting Breaks Questionnaire.

  Change from baseline number of breaks from sitting at 1-month

Secondary Outcomes (19)

• Number of breaks from sitting

  Change from baseline number of breaks from sitting at 1-week, 2-months, 3-months, 4-months, 5-months, and 6-months

• Duration of breaks from sitting

  Change from baseline duration of breaks from sitting at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month

• Percent time spent sitting at work

  Change from baseline percent time spent sitting at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month

• Percent time spent standing at work

  Change from baseline percent time spent standing at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month

• Percent time spent walking at work

  Change from baseline percent time spent walking at work at 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 4-month, 5-month, 6-month

Study Arms (1)

ENCOURAGE App Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Users will download the ENCOURAGE mobile app. The App uses a time management technique (i.e. Pomodoro technique) as a strategy to provide prompts for users to engage in an activity. The App can be customized by the users to set prompts at intervals that fit into their schedule. For example, these activities can range from a stretching activity (e.g., a neck stretch), a standing activity (e.g., stand and read), or a physical activity (e.g., fill up the printer with paper, do a squat). Additionally, the App will use Behaviour Change Techniques as a strategy to support participants as they reduce their sedentary behaviour and improve their physical activity levels. The App uses a series of Behavior Change Techniques shown to be effective in promoting a more active lifestyle.

Other: ENCOURAGE App

Interventions

ENCOURAGE App OTHER

Users will have an opportunity to engage with the app as described for the duration of the study period.

ENCOURAGE App Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Specific to sub-sample of 60 participants; live in Winnipeg, MB

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals who do not own a personal mobile phone
• Any physical limitations that would not allow individual to engage in physical activity
• Any cognitive limitations that would not allow individual to consent for study
• Specific to sub-sample of 60 participants; live outside Winnipeg, MB

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Boniface Hospital: lead
• Heart and Stroke Foundation Manitoba: collaborator
• Tactica Interactive Winnipeg: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

St-Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Center

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2A6, Canada

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Todd A Duhamel, Ph.D.

CONTACT

(204) 474-8922; TDuhamel@sbrc.ca

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Outcome Assessors will not be aware of previous research data collected. As this is a single group study, all participants will receive the intervention as described.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Time Series Quasi-Experiment

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 12, 2017
• First Posted: January 18, 2018
• Study Start: January 31, 2018
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2018
• Study Completion: January 1, 2019
• Last Updated: January 18, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)