A Very Brief Intervention to Increase the Intention to Practice Physical Activity

August 2, 2023 updated by: Dr. Wang Man-Ping, The University of Hong Kong

According to the Health Belief Model (HBM), one's intention to engage in physical activity (PA) is strongly and favourably related to their actual PA behaviour (Etheridge, Sinyard, & Brindle, 2023; Kagee & Freeman, 2017). According to a meta-analysis that looked at the connection between PA intention and conduct, 54% of those who had the intention to be active did so, and just 2% of people who initially had no intention of engaging in PA later modified their behaviour (Rhodes & de Bruijn, 2013). Therefore, having PA intention is a crucial and helpful step to participate in PA(Webb & Sheeran, 2006).

Digital games include TV or console games, PC games, portable games, and others. Such games have recently been employed as teaching, learning, and training aids in a variety of contexts, including medical education (Rosenberg et al., 2010). Previous research has shown that motion sensor video games have positive effects on promoting healthy lifestyles including engagement in physical activity and disseminating health-related knowledge (DeSmet et al., 2014; Foley & Maddison, 2010; Lenhart, Kahne, Middaugh, Evans, & Vitek, 2008). Meanwhile, video games (at least once/day for 1 week) had positive effects on individuals' well-being and family relationships. (Foley & Maddison, 2010; Halbrook, O'Donnell, & Msetfi, 2019). Drawing on the HBM, playing digital game could be the cue to action which increases people's intention to engage in physical activities.

Our study aims to fill the gap by examining the effectiveness of motion-sensoring game-based intervention in increasing the intention of performing PA, as well as personal and family well-being.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Health promotion refers to the process through which individuals are empowered to enhance their control over their health and work towards its improvement (Smith, Tang, & Nutbeam, 2006). The primary obstacles encountered in prior health promotion initiatives predominantly involve participant engagement and the allocation of adequate resources for execution (Korda, 2013). Owing to the rapid digital transformation in recent decades, digital games are becoming increasingly popular approaches for health promotion that could cover the above challenges.

Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and manage noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and several cancers. It also helps prevent hypertension, maintain healthy body weight and can improve mental health, quality of life and well-being. Intention is such a strong psychological predictor of behaviour including PA, as a result, PA intention has been an important and useful precursor to PA participation.

Therefore, our study aims to explore the effectiveness of motion-sensoring game-based intervention in increasing intention to perform physical activity. The intervention is a kind of motion-sensoring game based on Nintendo Switch that can accommodate 1-4 individuals, engaging their entire bodies in the physical motions involved and will last 1-2 minutes each session. It is notable that our project apps, a kind of mobile game, will be a placebo that was developed to promote family well-being in Hong Kong, has been applied in previous community events and received high satisfaction and positive feedback from both community participants and NGO social workers. We hypothesize that the motion-sensoring would promote the intention on participating in PA, as well as self-perceived personal and family well-being.

The primary objective is to promote the intention to perform physical activity. The secondary objectives are to enhance the knowledge of PA and to enhance their personal and family well-being.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

3000

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 Contact

  • Name: Man Ping MP Wang, PhD
  • Phone Number: 39176636
  • Email: mpwang@hku.hk

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Ka Lai KL Pang, Degree
  • Phone Number: 39103122
  • Email: aklpang@hku.hk

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chinese speaking
  • Able to complete the questionnaire
  • Aged 18 or above

Exclusion Criteria:

  • People with serious health conditions that might prevent them from participating in sensor-motion video game and mobile game

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention: motion-sensor video game
The experimental arm is a 1-2 mins motion-sensoring video game, which can accommodate 1-4 individuals, engaging their entire bodies in the physical motions involved. It aims to increase PA intention by increasing their motivation, as well as personal and family well-being by increasing the interaction with family members. Assessments will be conducted at two different time points, immediately following the intervention (T2) and after 1-month follow-up (T3).
Device: Intervention: motion-sensor video game
The experimental arm is a 1-2 mins motion-sensoring video game, which can accommodate 1-4 individuals, engaging their entire bodies in the physical motions involved. It aims to increase PA intention by increasing their motivation, as well as personal and family well-being by increasing the interaction with family members. Assessments will be conducted at two different time points, immediately following the intervention (T2) and after 1-month follow-up (T3).
Placebo Comparator: Placebo: mobile APP game (without motion-sensoring)
The placebo arm is a 1-2 mins mobile app game, which allows 1-4 participants to play together with a duration of 1-2 minutes. It aims to increase participants' family and personal well-being by increasing the interaction of family members. Assessments will be conducted at two different time points, immediately following the intervention (T2) and after 1-month follow-up (T3).
Device: Placebo: mobile APP game (without motion-sensoring)
The placebo arm is a 1-2 mins mobile app game, which allows 1-4 participants to play together with a duration of 1-2 minutes. It aims to increase participants' family and personal well-being by increasing the interaction of family members. Assessments will be conducted at two different time points, immediately following the intervention (T2) and after 1-month follow-up (T3).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Intention to perform physical activity
Time Frame: Immediate post-intervention, 1-month follow up
The intention to perform physical activity will be assessed immediately following the activity and after 1-month follow-up by one-item scale. The question is "Do you want to start (or continue) exercising at present?". The item comprises a 11-point scale ranging from 0 to 10 (Lin, Huang, Chuang, Tsai, & Wang, 2018).
Immediate post-intervention, 1-month follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Satisfaction with the games • personal well-being and family well-being
Time Frame: Immediate post-intervention, 1-month follow up
The question "Are you satisfied with this activity?" will be used to assess the satisfaction of participants after playing the two kinds of games and 1-month follow-up with a higher score (1-5) indicating higher satisfaction.
Immediate post-intervention, 1-month follow up
Personal well-being and family well-being
Time Frame: Immediate post-intervention, 1-month follow up
Personal well-being was assessed immediately after playing games and 1-month follow-up using the question "How well-being do you think you are?" and answer using the 11-point scale (range 0-10), with higher scores indicating higher level of family well-being. (Appendix H1, H2) Family well-being was measured immediately after playing games and 1-month follow-up using family health, harmony, and happiness (3Hs): three separate questions asked, "How healthy/harmonious/happy do you think your family is?" and were answered using an 11-point scale ranging from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating higher level of family well-being. (Appendix H1, H2)
Immediate post-intervention, 1-month follow up

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Collaborators

Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

September 5, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 30, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 2, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

August 14, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 14, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 2, 2023

Last Verified

August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • JCSFLP2

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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