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

Sedentary Lifestyle Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01432327
• Other study ID #: KULEUVEN_RTFDB
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 9, 2011
• Last updated: February 23, 2015
• Start date: August 2010
• Est. completion date: February 2015

Study information

• Verified date: February 2015
• Source: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Belgium: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 227
• Est. completion date: February 2015
• Est. primary completion date: February 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 68 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Employee

• Physical Activity Level < 1.71 MET

• Willing to wear the SenseWear Armband for 5-6 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Student

• Senior

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sedentary Lifestyle

Intervention

Device:
• SenseWear display
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.
• Pedometer
Participants receive a pedometer to determine their daily amount of steps. Every day they write down their amount of steps in a step diary.
• SenseWear Armband
Participants wear the SenseWear Armband for 4 weeks

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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Tervuursevest 101	Leuven

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physical Activity Level	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.	One year	No
Secondary	Daily Energy Expenditure in Physical Activity	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.	One year	No
Secondary	Percent of Participants Losing Fat Percentage	The amount of body fat is measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).	One Year	No
Secondary	Stages of Motivational Readiness for Physical Activity	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.	One Year	No
Secondary	Step Count	Daily number of steps	One Year	No