New Health Devices to Improve Adherence to Physical Activity in Overweight Inactive Adults

Norwegian University of Science and Technology60 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to test in overweight and inactive adults whether the new PAI eHealh APP leads to better adherence to a physical activity regimen than the wearable step counter App from the market leader FitBit, and to evaluate if improved adherence will be reflected in a better cardiovascular profile in this group.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases Obesity

Interventions

Pai APPDEVICE

prescribed 100 PAI weekly

FitBit APPDEVICE

prescribed 10000 steps daily

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Body mass index \> 25 * self reported exercise one time or less per week Exclusion Criteria: * inability to use a SmartPhone * illness or disabilities that preclude or hinder completion of the study * cancer that makes participation impossible or exercise contraindicated (considered individually, in consultation with physician) * test results indicating that study participation is unsafe * participation in other studies conflicting with participation in this study * symptomatic valvular, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, unstable angina, primary pulmonary hypertension, uncontrolled hypertension, heart failure or sever arrhythmia * diagnosed dementia * chronic communicable infectious diseases * Bariatric surgery * Medication for thyroid disease, diabetes, blood pressure or lipid lowering medication

Locations (1)

Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk

Trondheim, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The proportion of the participants obtaining 80 % or more of the prescribed physical activity for one year

Prescribed 100 PAI weekly (PAI app group), or 10 000 steps daily (step counter app)

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Cardiorespiratory fitness

Peak oxygen uptake assessed by Jaeger oxycon pro; Erich Jaeger GmbH, Hoechberg, Germany

Time frame: 1 year

Cardiorespiratory fitness

Peak oxygen uptake assessed by Jaeger oxycon pro; Erich Jaeger GmbH, Hoechberg, Germany

Time frame: 16 weeks

Resting blood pressure

Left upper arm, right upper arm, orthostatic hypotension

Time frame: 16 weeks

Resting blood pressure

Left upper arm, right upper arm, orthostatic hypotension

Time frame: 1 year

Resting heart rate

Time frame: 16 weeks

Resting heart rate

Time frame: 1 year

Body mass index

Height, weight

Time frame: 16 weeks

Body mass index

Height, weight

Time frame: 1 year

Waist line

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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