SMS Reminders for Exercise Among Older Adults. Malaysian Physical Activity for Health Study

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

— myPAtHS  

Official title:

Promoting Exercise Among Older Malaysians Using SMS Reminders. The Malaysian Physical Activity for Health Study (myPAtHS): A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02123342
• Other study ID #: UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/ASH/02-PA
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 20, 2014
• Last updated: May 25, 2015
• Start date: June 2014
• Est. completion date: January 2015

Study information

• Verified date: May 2015
• Source: University of Malaya
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Malaysia: Medical Ethics Committee, University Malaya Medical Centre
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is:

1) To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of an SMS reminder intervention for promoting an health-related exercise programme (myPAtHS) among older Malaysian adults, in a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Hypothesis: Frequency and duration of the exercise programme execution will be higher for the SMS reminder condition compared to the programme only condition. The effect may be reduced from post- to follow-up measurement (24 weeks after baseline and 12 weeks after post-measurement) but all outcomes will remain significantly higher at 24 weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 43
• Est. completion date: January 2015
• Est. primary completion date: January 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 55 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mobile phone user

• Acceptable health that does not prevent exercise

• Acceptable command of the English language

• No engagement in a regular- structured exercise routine like gym training or other structured programmes

• Interest in an exercise programme

• Willing to attend scheduled follow-up sessions at 12 weeks (pre-post evaluation) and 24 weeks (post-intervention evaluation) after the first session

Exclusion Criteria:

• participants who have any medical condition or health concern that would restrict regular exercise based on one screening question. If this question will be answered with "yes" participants are advised to seek medical care.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exercise
• Physical Activity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Exercise programme plus SMS reminders
Participants will receive SMS reminders for their myPAtHS exercise programme compared to the other group where participants will only receive the myPAtHS exercise programme.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Malaysia	Premises of research participants	Petaling Jaya	Selangor

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Malaya

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Malaysia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of myPAtHS exercise sessions.	This will be assessed with an exercise diary.	12 weeks & 24 weeks	No
Primary	Time spent doing the myPAtHS exercise programme.	This will be assessed with an exercise diary.	12 weeks & 24 weeks	No
Secondary	Change in overall physical activity.	The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version) will be used to collect physical activity data.	baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks	No
Secondary	Change in exercise self-efficacy.	The Exercise Self-Efficacy-Scale will be used to collect exercise self-efficacy data.	baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks	No
Secondary	Change in grip strength.	Grip strength will be assessed using the North Coast strength dynamometer (North Coast Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer, North Coast Medical Inc, Morgan Hill, California, USA).	baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks	No
Secondary	Change in leg-strength.	Leg-strength will be collected using the 30 seconds chair-stand-test.	baseline, 12 weeks & 24 weeks	No
Secondary	Subjective intensity while doing the myPAtHS exercise programme.	This will be assessed with an exercise diary.	12 weeks & 24 weeks	No