MapTrek for Sedentary Workers

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle Behavior Sedentary Behavior

Age range

21 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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).

Treatment and study plan

Fitbit + Maptrek

Behavioral

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.

Fitbit Only

Behavioral

Users receive a Fitbit Zip to wear daily.

Primary outcomes

Average daily steps

Time frame: 10 weeks

Total daily steps as recorded by the Fitbit Zip

Secondary outcomes

Average daily active minutes

Time frame: 10 weeks

Minutes with at least 100 steps/minute as recorded by the Fitbit Zip

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Iowa

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Apr 12, 2017
Registry last updated: Apr 28, 2017

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