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

May 25, 2015 updated by: University of Malaya

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

43

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Malaysia
    • Selangor
      • Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
        • Premises of research participants

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

55 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Mobile phone user
  • Acceptable health that does not prevent exercise
  • Acceptable command of the English language
  • No engagement in a regular- structured exercise routine like gym training or other structured programmes
  • Interest in an exercise programme
  • Willing to attend scheduled follow-up sessions at 12 weeks (pre-post evaluation) and 24 weeks (post-intervention evaluation) after the first session

Exclusion Criteria:

  • participants who have any medical condition or health concern that would restrict regular exercise based on one screening question. If this question will be answered with "yes" participants are advised to seek medical care.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Exercise programme only
Participants randomized in this condition will not receive SMS reminders to execute the myPAtHS exercise programme.
Experimental: SMS reminder
Participants in this study arm will receive SMS reminders to motivate them to execute the myPAtHS exercise programme.
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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of myPAtHS exercise sessions.
Time Frame: 12 weeks & 24 weeks
This will be assessed with an exercise diary.
12 weeks & 24 weeks
Time spent doing the myPAtHS exercise programme.
Time Frame: 12 weeks & 24 weeks
This will be assessed with an exercise diary.
12 weeks & 24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in overall physical activity.
Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks
The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) will be used to collect physical activity data.
baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks
Change in exercise self-efficacy.
Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks
The Exercise Self-Efficacy-Scale will be used to collect exercise self-efficacy data.
baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks
Change in grip strength.
Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks
Grip strength will be assessed using the North Coast strength dynamometer (North Coast Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer, North Coast Medical Inc, Morgan Hill, California, USA).
baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks
Change in leg-strength.
Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks
Leg-strength will be collected using the 30 seconds chair-stand-test.
baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks
Subjective intensity while doing the myPAtHS exercise programme.
Time Frame: 12 weeks & 24 weeks
This will be assessed with an exercise diary.
12 weeks & 24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Malaya

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: ANDRE M MüLLER, MA, University of Malaya
  • Study Chair: SELINA KHOO, PhD, University of Malaya
  • Study Chair: TONY MORRIS, PhD, Victoria University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 20, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 23, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

April 25, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 27, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/ASH/02-PA

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