Impact of a Mobile Exercise Application on Sleep, Pain, and Fitness in Healthy Adults

NCT07762781 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 21-KAEK 064
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 78
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a commercially available mobile exercise application on performance-related physical fitness outcomes and selected health indicators in healthy young adults. A total of 78 participants are randomly assigned to a conventional exercise group (n = 26), a mobile application-based exercise group (n = 26), or a control group (n = 26). Both intervention groups complete an identical six-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program, either supervised or delivered via the 7-Minute Workout® mobile application. The control group receives no intervention. Pre- and post-intervention assessments include muscular endurance (curl-ups, push-ups), lower extremity anaerobic power (vertical jump), and hamstring and lower back flexibility (sit-and-reach), as well as self-reported sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) and pain (Visual Analog Scale).

Conditions

Physical Fitness; Sleep Quality; Mobile Applications

Keywords

Mobile Applications; High-Intensity Interval Training; Physical Fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Physical Fitness Assesment

  Modified Push-up Test

  6 weeks

• Physical Fitness Assesment

  Curl up

  6 weeks

• Physical Fitness Assesment

  Vertical Jump Test

  6 weeks

• Physical Fitness Assesment

  Sit-and-Reach Test

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Sleep Quality

  6 weeks

• Pain Level

  6 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was applied to the control group.

Exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The conventional group performed the high intensity interval training exercise protocol, three times per week for six weeks using printed instructions

Other: Conventional Exercise

Mobile Exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The mobile group was instructed to download the 7-Minute Workout® mobile application and perform the prescribed exercises three times per week for six weeks using the relevant app features.

Behavioral: Exercise

Interventions

Exercise BEHAVIORAL

The experimental group will utilize the official "7-Minute Workout®" mobile application, developed by the Johnson \& Johnson Human Performance Institute. Based on High-Intensity Circuit Training (HICT) and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) principles, the program consists of 12 alternating bodyweight exercises targeting major muscle groups. Each exercise is performed for 30 seconds, followed by a 10-second rest period. The routine combines aerobic and resistance exercises and includes a 2-minute warm-up and a 3-minute cool-down phase. The app is freely accessible on both Android and iOS platforms.

Also known as: 7 Minute Workout App

Mobile Exercise Group

Conventional Exercise OTHER

As described in the American College of Sports Medicine's Health \& Fitness Journal, the core workout consists of 12 bodyweight exercises alternating between major muscle groups. Each exercise is performed for 30 seconds, followed by a 10-second rest period. The training protocol was provided to the participants in a written/text format, containing comprehensive and detailed instructions for each movement. The program includes the following optional warm-up and cool-down protocols: Warm-up exercises (\~2 minutes): Shoulder rolls, arm hugs, standing knee pulls, and standing trunk rotations. Cool-down exercises (\~3 minutes): Seated posterior leg stretches, quadriceps stretches using chair support, arm flexion (upward, forward, and backward), and posterior arm stretches.

Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Being a university student enrolled in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Health Sciences
• Being a healthy individual

You may not qualify if:

• Having undergone any surgical procedure within the last 6 months
• Regularly using medication
• Having any chronic disease
• Inability to continue the program throughout the study period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Health Science Faculty Tokat Turkiye

Tokat Province, Tokat Province, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor of Philosophy, Physical Therapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 18, 2026
• First Posted: August 13, 2026
• Study Start: March 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2021
• Study Completion: December 15, 2021
• Last Updated: August 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: ICF
• Time Frame: Up to 36 months after publication
• Access Criteria: Researchers whose proposed use of the data has been approved by the corresponding author for academic purposes (e.g., meta-analyses or related research). Approved researchers will be granted access to de-identified individual participant data (IPD), along with the Study Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), and Informed Consent Form (ICF). Requests must be submitted via email to the corresponding author. Upon approval, the requested data and documents will be shared securely via email or a secure cloud link.

Locations

TU (1)