MapTrek for Sedentary Workers

April 26, 2017 updated by: Lucas Carr, University of Iowa
The aim of this study is to determine if participants randomized to our mHealth MapTrek game increases daily physical activity (average steps/day, active minutes/day) compared to a control group among sedentary office workers over 10 weeks. The investigators hypothesize the MapTrek intervention group will significantly increase their daily steps and active minutes compared to the control group over 10 weeks.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

146

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

17 years to 61 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Eligible participants were 21 to 65 year of age, working full-time (at least 35 hours/week) in a desk-dependent job (self-report sitting >75% of work day), who owned a smart phone.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Exclusion criteria included ages <18 years or >65 years, pregnancy or planned pregnancy, prisoner status, and any contraindications to engaging in regular physical activity as identified by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), not owning a smart phone, (Cardinal, Esters, & Cardinal, 1996).

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Fitbit-only Group
Participants received a Fitbit Zip activity monitor to wear daily for 10 weeks.
Behavioral: Fitbit only
Users receive a Fitbit Zip to wear daily.
Experimental: Fitbit + MapTrek Group
Participants received a Fitbit Zip activity monitor to wear daily for 10 weeks. Participants also received access to an mHealth game called MapTrek for 10 weeks. MapTrek places users in weekly walking races and sends automated text messages to participants on a daily basis. Messages include a link to the online game as well as motivational messages designed to increase physical activity.
Behavioral: Fitbit + Maptrek
Users receive a Fitbit Zip to wear daily. Users aslo receive the mHealth MapTrek game that places users in weekly walking races and sends automated text messages to users on a daily basis for the purpose of increasing daily physical activity.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Average daily steps
Time Frame: 10 weeks
Total daily steps as recorded by the Fitbit Zip
10 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Average daily active minutes
Time Frame: 10 weeks
Minutes with at least 100 steps/minute as recorded by the Fitbit Zip
10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Iowa

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 15, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 6, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 6, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

April 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 28, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 201608733

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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