Long-term Usage of the Fitbit® Among Medical Residents

Fitbit® Challenge: Can we Motivate Residents to Improve Their Physical Well Being?

This is a one year follow up survey study after a Fitbit® challenge study to determine if wearing a Fitbit® motivates residents to increase their physical activity. This study seeks to determine if residents continue to use the Fitbit® after one year.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Continuous Fitbit® Use

Detailed Description

Medical training is notoriously stressful. The combination of long work hours, sleep deprivation, clinical responsibilities, and academics leaves little time for residents and fellows to consider their own health maintenance, particularly with regards to physical activity. This is problematic for both the physician and the physician's patients. Numerous studies have shown that physicians who exercise regularly and maintain normal body mass are more likely to counsel their patients on these issues. Additionally, they are more experienced in the benefits of exercise and can counsel their patients on how to incorporate exercise into a busy schedule. This is a one year follow up survey study after a Fitbit® challenge study among TriHealth residents. The purpose of the initial Fitbit® challenge study was to to determine if wearing a Fitbit® motivates residents to increase their physical activity. This study seeks to determine the long-term usage of the Fitbit®.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 38

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All TriHealth residents

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Residents in training 18 years of age or older
• Residents who participated the initial Fitbit® challenge study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physical impairment inhibiting the ability to walk or complete the validated questionnaires

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Fitbit® challenger; The residents who participated a Fitbit® challenge study about one year ago

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Status of Fitbit® use - descriptive measure	This is a binary outcome, either Yes or No to survey question #20 "Do you still wear your Fitbit® originally received as part of the Fitbit® study?"	One year after the initial Fitbit® challenge study

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: TriHealth Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 2, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 2, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): November 3, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 6, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 2, 2017
• Last Verified: February 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 14-078

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO