Examining the Real-World Effectiveness of the Movr App

NCT04865666 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H19-01915
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this 8-week pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial was to examine the real-world impact of movr on functional movement, flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

mHealth; functional movement; flexibility; strength; cardiovascular fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in functional movement screen (FMS) at 8-week follow-up

  The 100-point version of the functional movement screen (FMS) was used to identify individual movement patterns. The FMS is a screening tool to assess full body movement patterns and consists of seven core movement tests (deep squat, hurdle step, in-line lunge, active straight-leg raise, shoulder flexibility, trunk stability push-up, and quadruped rotary stability). The seven FMS movement screens were performed by each participant and recorded using a portable observation lab (Noldus) with two video cameras (one shot on a sagittal plane \[side\] view and the other from a frontal plane \[front/back\] view). The standardized FMS verbal instructions were provided by the researcher. The video-based testing was completed to minimize participant burden during lab visits and to blind participants to their FMS scores for each of the movements. Scoring of the FMS was completed at a later time using the video recordings.

  Baseline and 8-week follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Change from baseline in flexibility at 8-week follow-up

  Baseline and 8-week follow-up

• Change from baseline in muscular endurance at 8-week follow-up

  Baseline and 8-week follow-up

• Change from baseline in handgrip strength at 8-week follow-up

  Baseline and 8-week follow-up

• Change from baseline in lower body power at 8-week follow-up

  Baseline and 8-week follow-up

• Change from baseline in cardiovascular fitness at 8-week follow-up

  Baseline and 8-week follow-up

Other Outcomes (5)

• Changes from baseline in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity at 8-week follow-up

  Baseline and 8-week follow-up

• Anthropometric measures completed at baseline and 8-week follow-up

  Baseline and 8-week follow-up

• Changes from baseline in movr Movement Assessment scores at 4- and 8-week follow-up

  Baseline, and 4- and 8-week follow-up

Study Arms (2)

movr App Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants were instructed to maintain their usual physical activity, diet, and sleep behavior for the 8-week intervention period and to avoid any specialized exercise training for that time period, but they were also asked to use the movr app to supplement their current activity.

Device: movr mHealth App

Waitlist Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants were instructed to maintain their usual physical activity, diet, and sleep behavior over the 8-week study period and to avoid any specialized exercise training for that time period. Following the 8-week study period, individuals in the control group were permitted to download and use the movr app if they chose to.

Interventions

movr mHealth App DEVICE

The exercises prescribed through the movr app were accompanied with videos, images, and detailed instructions on how to complete them. These exercises consisted of basic movement and mobility patterns and are designed to promote functional movement. Participants were instructed to complete a total of four 'Minis' and two workout 'Builder' sessions per week. Workout Builders are designed to be longer exercise sessions tailored to the user's desired exercise time (15, 30, 45 or 60 min), equipment available (TRX Band, kettlebell, chin-up bar, dumbbells, foam roller, or none), target body region (lower, upper, or whole body), and specific exercise goal ('get sweaty,' 'build strength,' or 'develop mobility'). Version 3.6 of the movr app was used at the start of data collection and was updated to Version 4.1 over the course of the trial. No significant changes were made to the app or to the exercise prescription functionality throughout those updates.

movr App Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Ages 18 to 50 years
• Ability to read and write English
• Owned a mobile device that could download applications from the App Store or Google Play

You may not qualify if:

• Previously used the movr app
• Had any contraindications to exercise based on the Get Active Questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia: lead
• Mitacs: collaborator
• Lululemon Athletica: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Diabetes Prevention Research Group Laboratory

Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V1V7, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Stork MJ, Bell EG, Jung ME. Examining the Impact of a Mobile Health App on Functional Movement and Physical Fitness: Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021 May 28;9(5):e24076. doi: 10.2196/24076.

  PMID: 34047704 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Mary E Jung, PhD

  University of British Columbia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 26, 2021
• First Posted: April 29, 2021
• Study Start: September 25, 2019
• Primary Completion: February 14, 2020
• Study Completion: February 14, 2020
• Last Updated: April 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)