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NCT Number: NCT07762781

Impact of a Mobile Exercise Application on Sleep, Pain, and Fitness in Healthy Adults

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a commercially available mobile exercise application on performance-related physical fitness outcomes and selected health indicators in healthy young adults.

A total of 78 participants are randomly assigned to a conventional exercise group (n = 26), a mobile application-based exercise group (n = 26), or a control group (n = 26). Both intervention groups complete an identical six-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program, either supervised or delivered via the 7-Minute Workout® mobile application. The control group receives no intervention. Pre- and post-intervention assessments include muscular endurance (curl-ups, push-ups), lower extremity anaerobic power (vertical jump), and hamstring and lower back flexibility (sit-and-reach), as well as self-reported sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) and pain (Visual Analog Scale).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Health Science Faculty Tokat Turkiye

Tokat Province, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being a university student enrolled in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Being a healthy individual

Exclusion criteria

  • Having undergone any surgical procedure within the last 6 months
  • Regularly using medication
  • Having any chronic disease
  • Inability to continue the program throughout the study period.

Treatment and study plan

Exercise

Behavioral

The experimental group will utilize the official "7-Minute Workout®" mobile application, developed by the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute. Based on High-Intensity Circuit Training (HICT) and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) principles, the program consists of 12 alternating bodyweight exercises targeting major muscle groups. Each exercise is performed for 30 seconds, followed by a 10-second rest period. The routine combines aerobic and resistance exercises and includes a 2-minute warm-up and a 3-minute cool-down phase. The app is freely accessible on both Android and iOS platforms.

Other names: 7 Minute Workout App

Conventional Exercise

Other

As described in the American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal, the core workout consists of 12 bodyweight exercises alternating between major muscle groups. Each exercise is performed for 30 seconds, followed by a 10-second rest period. The training protocol was provided to the participants in a written/text format, containing comprehensive and detailed instructions for each movement.

The program includes the following optional warm-up and cool-down protocols:

Warm-up exercises (~2 minutes): Shoulder rolls, arm hugs, standing knee pulls, and standing trunk rotations.

Cool-down exercises (~3 minutes): Seated posterior leg stretches, quadriceps stretches using chair support, arm flexion (upward, forward, and backward), and posterior arm stretches.

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical Fitness Assesment

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Modified Push-up Test

  2. Physical Fitness Assesment

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Curl up

  3. Physical Fitness Assesment

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Vertical Jump Test

  4. Physical Fitness Assesment

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Sit-and-Reach Test

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sleep Quality

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

  2. Pain Level

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Visual Analog Scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness Of A Mobile Exercise Application On Sleep, Pain And Physical Fitness In Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Aug 13, 2026
Registry last updated
Aug 13, 2026

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