NCT02123342

SMS Reminders for Exercise Among Older Adults. Malaysian Physical Activity for Health Study

Promoting Exercise Among Older Malaysians Using SMS Reminders. The Malaysian Physical Activity for Health Study (myPAtHS): A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 43 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Malaya · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is: 1\) To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of an SMS reminder intervention for promoting an health-related exercise programme (myPAtHS) among older Malaysian adults, in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Hypothesis: Frequency and duration of the exercise programme execution will be higher for the SMS reminder condition compared to the programme only condition. The effect may be reduced from post- to follow-up measurement (24 weeks after baseline and 12 weeks after post-measurement) but all outcomes will remain significantly higher at 24 weeks.

Conditions

• Physical Activity
• Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise programme plus SMS reminders	Participants will receive SMS reminders for their myPAtHS exercise programme compared to the other group where participants will only receive the myPAtHS exercise programme.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2015-01-01
• First posted: 2014-04-25
• Last updated: 2015-05-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malaysia