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Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in University Students Using Text Messages

NCT ID: NCT02562937

Last Updated: 2015-09-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

82 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-03-31

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of the current study was to determine whether a text message intervention would increase break frequency and length of break from sitting, time spent standing, and time spent in light and moderate intensity physical activity in university students

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Detailed Description

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Sedentary behaviour (SB) has been linked to many health problems (e.g., type 2 diabetes, heart disease). Interventions aimed at office workers, overweight and obese individuals have proven successful in reducing SB; however, no studies have examined university students.Text message-based interventions have succeeded to aid in smoking cessation and increase both physical activity and healthy eating, but have not been shown to reduce SB. Eighty-two university students were randomized into intervention (SB related text messages) or control (text messages unrelated to SB) groups. Participants received daily text messages and reported various SBs (i.e., breaks from sitting, standing, light and moderate intensity physical activity) at four time points (baseline, 2, 4 and 6 weeks).

Conditions

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Sedentary Lifestyle

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Intervention

text messages related to sedentary behaviour

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

text messages related to sedentary behaviour

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

texts sent twice daily encouraging reduced sedentary behaviour

Control

text messages unrelated to sedentary behaviour.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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text messages related to sedentary behaviour

texts sent twice daily encouraging reduced sedentary behaviour

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* be able to read and write English
* own a cell phone with unlimited incoming text messages
* be a student at Western University

Exclusion Criteria

* be under 18 or over 64
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Western University, Canada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Harry Prapavessis

Professor, Director of EHPL

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

References

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Cotten E, Prapavessis H. Increasing Nonsedentary Behaviors in University Students Using Text Messages: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2016 Aug 19;4(3):e99. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.5411.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27543317 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ECotten

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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