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EXercise Continuation Incorporating Technology Enhancements (EXCITE) Study

NCT ID: NCT02059382

Last Updated: 2014-07-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-08-31

Study Completion Date

2014-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to inform the integration of mobile and social media components into larger interventions aimed at increasing adherence and maintenance of physical activity. Nearly half of the US population do not meet physical activity recommendations of ≥150 minutes of moderate activity per week. The use of smartphones to "self track" data and upload that data to an online social network is becoming increasingly common and may be an effective way to motivate physical activity adherence and maintenance. We are proposing a two phase study to develop and evaluate a mobile health ("mHealth") intervention that includes the use of two existing technologies: 1) the RunKeeper mobile app to collect and upload exercise data (distance, pace, time), and 2) the RunKeeper.com online social network as a place to analyze uploaded data and engage with a coach and online community. Phase 1 (n=10) will iteratively develop the mHealth intervention and phase 2 (n=30) will pilot the mHealth intervention (participants will be randomized to either mHealth intervention (n=20) or control (n=10)) to collect feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy data. All participants will attend a day-long ChiWalk/Run training to help them avoid potential injuries and meet their coach and community in-person. All participants will also be asked to wear a FitBit accelerometer from one week before the beginning of the intervention through one week after the end of the intervention to collect total physical activity data. This data will be uploaded automatically to the study data base. Primary outcomes will be total physical activity as collected by the FitBit accelerometer (and the RunKeeper mobile app for the intervention group) and secondary outcomes will be changes in psychological factors that may mediate adherence to physical activity.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Physical Inactivity

Keywords

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daily physical activity exercise social support online social network

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control

ChiRunning training Weekly training log Blinded accelerometer

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

ChiRunning training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Technology support for behavior change

ChiRunning training unblinded accelerometer tracking structured exercise using mobile app participation in online social network participation in study website

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ChiRunning training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

unblinded accelerometer

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

participation in online social network

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

participation in study website

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Technology support for behavior change

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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ChiRunning training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

unblinded accelerometer

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

participation in online social network

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

participation in study website

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Technology support for behavior change

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* healthy underactive adults interested in using mobile and web based technologies to increase their physical activity
* low risk of cardiovascular disease
* comfortable reading and communicating in English
* owns a smartphone and is does not regularly use a fitness tracking mobile app
* has regular access to the internet and a wireless connection for data uploading.

Exclusion Criteria

* currently meeting/exceeding recommend 450 MET min per week
* previous condition that would contraindicate regular moderate to vigorous physical activity
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kelly McDermott, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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13-10688

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id