NCT04979702

mHealth Biometrics for Sedentary People (MotivateLJMU)

Mobile Health Biometrics to Enhance Exercise and Physical Activity Adherence

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 86 (actual)
• Sponsor: Liverpool John Moores University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators aim to undertake a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) to investigate whether mHealth technology, allowing biometric informed feedback and coaching on exercise and PA, can be effective in previously sedentary individuals. The overall objective is to have an evidence-based exercise and PA intervention ready to evaluate in a future RCT.

Detailed description

Participants will be recruited from Liverpool John Moores University, and other local office-based businesses. Participants will be randomised to either online exercise resources only (n=50) or exercise counselling + mHealth (n=50).This is a pilot parallel group, randomised controlled trial whereby consenting participants will complete baseline testing (T1) before starting a 12-week exercise intervention supported by online resources only (online resources intervention) or online resources and a programme of exercise counselling enhanced with mobile health (mHealth) technology (mHealth intervention). Participants will repeat baseline assessments (i) 6-weeks into the intervention (T2) and, (ii) immediately post-intervention (T3). Testing at baseline and following the 12-week intervention will include changes in physical activity, blood pressure, body composition and glycaemia control (n=20). Both groups will have access to online resources throughout the 12-week programme. The intervention group will be provided with exercise counselling and to support this they will also be provide with a wristwatch that can monitor everyday activity and their heart rate, a smartphone app and access to a website. The intervention group will also participate in 4 consultations with an exercise specialist to plan their exercise programme and be updated on their progress towards physical activity targets. Weekly text message updates will also provide feedback to the intervention group with participants able to respond to these updates.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Active Control	Participants will complete a 3-month exercise and physical activity intervention supported by online recourses
BEHAVIORAL	mHealth technology assisted exercise counselling	Participants will complete a 3-month exercise and physical activity intervention supported by online recourses, exercise counselling sessions and mHealth technology

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-01
• Primary completion: 2022-04-01
• Completion: 2022-07-01
• First posted: 2021-07-28
• Last updated: 2022-08-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom