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NCT Number: NCT01432327

The Impact of Real-time Feedback on Physical Activity Patterns in Flemish Employees

The aim of the study is to assess an increase of daily physical activity from electronic self-monitoring, to compare these values to the 10.000 step program, and to compare with real-time feedback with and without guidance from a Personal Coach.

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Key information

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle Behavior Motor Activity Sedentary Behavior

Age range

18 year–68 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Tervuursevest 101

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

About this study

The purpose of this intervention study is to determine the effectiveness of continuous self-monitoring and real-time feedback from the SenseWear Armband (BodyMedia) alone and in combination with Personal Coaching to enhance physical activity and influence consciousness about its own physical activity patterns over a 12-month period in sedentary Flemish employees. The investigators hypothesize that the use of the feedback will increase awareness and subsequent physical activity levels of inactive office workers. Another hypothesizes is that the weekly meeting with a Personal Coach will add a controlling element and therefore employees of the 'coaching group' will have a higher physical activity level at the end of the intervention period compared to the other groups.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Employee
  • Physical Activity Level < 1.71 MET
  • Willing to wear the SenseWear Armband for 5-6 weeks

Exclusion criteria

  • Student
  • Senior

Treatment and study plan

SenseWear display

Device

Participants use the self-monitoring device (display) to aid behavior change via real-time lifestyle feedback targeting physical activity.

The display has a versatile design that allows it to be clipped to a shirt, bag or belt loop. The Display can help participants stay in sync with their daily goals.

Other names: BodyMedia® Display (Model DD100)

Pedometer

Device

Participants receive a pedometer to determine their daily amount of steps. Every day they write down their amount of steps in a step diary.

Other names: Yamax Digi-Walker SW-200

Sensewear Armband

Device

Participants wear the SenseWear Armband for 4 weeks

Other names: SenseWear Pro3 Armband, BodyMedia, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA

Personal Coaching

Behavioral

A weekly meeting with a Personal Coach to evaluate the physical activity patterns in daily life

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical Activity Level

    Time frame: One year

    To account for differences in body size and composition, the 24-hour energy requirement (kcal/day) is expressed as a multiple of the basal metabolic rate per 24 hours by using the PAL value (PAL = total energy expenditure/basal metabolic rate). A desirable PAL includes the regular practice of physical activity at work or in spare time with an intensity and duration that will reduce the risk of becoming overweight and developing a variety of non-communicable chronic diseases usually associated as co-morbidities with obesity. This corresponds to PAL values of 1.75 and higher.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Daily Energy Expenditure in Physical Activity

    Time frame: One year

    Minutes of physical activity. Activities can be classified as moderate-intensity, vigorous-intensity or very vigorous-intensity activities based upon the amount of energy used by the body while doing the activity.

  2. Percent of Participants Losing Fat Percentage

    Time frame: One Year

    The amount of body fat is measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).

  3. Stages of Motivational Readiness for Physical Activity

    Time frame: One Year

    According to The Stages of Motivational Readiness for Change Model (SOC), individuals move through a series of stages as they adopt and maintain a new habit(Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983). Specifically, the stages include Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance.The relevant variables were assessed in a self-administered questionnaire.

  4. Step Count

    Time frame: One Year

    Daily number of steps

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

KU Leuven

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of Real-time Feedback on Physical Activity Patterns in Flemish Employees: an Intervention Study

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Sep 12, 2011
Registry last updated
Mar 13, 2015

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