NCT04227574

Effects of Messaging App Reminder on the Compliance of Zero-Time Exercise (ZTEx)

Effects of Messaging App Reminder on the Compliance of Zero-Time Exercise (ZTEx): A Nested Proof-of-concept Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a proof-of-concept pilot nested in the RCT titled, 'Zero-time Exercise on Inactive Adults With Insomnia Disorder'. It aims to evaluate the effects of a simple WhatsApp intervention on exercise adherence and on sleep and related outcomes.

Detailed description

This is the second phase of another study - 'Zero-time Exercise on Inactive Adults With Insomnia Disorder'. In the first phase (baseline to week 8), 136 subjects will be randomly allocated to the ZTEx intervention or the sleep hygiene education (SHE) comparison group. They will receive two 2-hour ZTEx training or SHE lessons and practice ZTEx or follow the sleep hygiene instruction for 24 weeks. The second phase of the study (weeks 9-24)will commence after completion of the assessment of the RCT at week 8. Subjects in the Zero-time Exercise (ZTEx) group will be randomly divided into either an ZTEx with WhatsApp reminder (ZTEx+R) group or an ZTEx without WhatsApp reminder (ZTEx alone) group to evaluate the effects of WhatsApp reminders on exercise adherence and sleep and related outcomes.

Conditions

• Insomnia, Primary

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Zero Time Exercise training + WhatsApp anti-inertia reminders	Zero Time Exercise encourage people to increase physical exercise by simple movements that can be done any time at any places. We offer a 2-session training course to train the subjects to do zero-time exercise. In addition, WhatsApp anti-inertia reminders will be sent daily by the research assistant to remind and encourage the participants to practice the Zero Time Exercise.
OTHER	Zero Time Exercise training alone	Zero Time Exercise encourage people to increase physical exercise by simple movements that can be done any time at any places. We offer a 2-session training course to train the subjects to do zero-time exercise.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-31
• Primary completion: 2023-06-30
• Completion: 2023-06-30
• First posted: 2020-01-13
• Last updated: 2023-09-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong