NCT01432327

The Impact of Real-time Feedback on Physical Activity Patterns in Flemish Employees

The Impact of Real-time Feedback on Physical Activity Patterns in Flemish Employees: an Intervention Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 227 (actual)
• Sponsor: KU Leuven · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 68 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to assess an increase of daily physical activity from electronic self-monitoring, to compare these values to the 10.000 step program, and to compare with real-time feedback with and without guidance from a Personal Coach.

Detailed description

The purpose of this intervention study is to determine the effectiveness of continuous self-monitoring and real-time feedback from the SenseWear Armband (BodyMedia) alone and in combination with Personal Coaching to enhance physical activity and influence consciousness about its own physical activity patterns over a 12-month period in sedentary Flemish employees. The investigators hypothesize that the use of the feedback will increase awareness and subsequent physical activity levels of inactive office workers. Another hypothesizes is that the weekly meeting with a Personal Coach will add a controlling element and therefore employees of the 'coaching group' will have a higher physical activity level at the end of the intervention period compared to the other groups.

Conditions

• Sedentary Lifestyle

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	SenseWear display	Participants use the self-monitoring device (display) to aid behavior change via real-time lifestyle feedback targeting physical activity. The display has a versatile design that allows it to be clipped to a shirt, bag or belt loop. The Display can help participants stay in sync with their daily goals.
DEVICE	Pedometer	Participants receive a pedometer to determine their daily amount of steps. Every day they write down their amount of steps in a step diary.
DEVICE	SenseWear Armband	Participants wear the SenseWear Armband for 4 weeks
BEHAVIORAL	Personal Coaching	A weekly meeting with a Personal Coach to evaluate the physical activity patterns in daily life

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-02-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2011-09-12
• Last updated: 2015-03-13
• Results posted: 2012-04-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium