MapTrek for Sedentary Workers

University of Iowa146 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

146

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle

Interventions

Fitbit + MaptrekBEHAVIORAL

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 onlyBEHAVIORAL

Users receive a Fitbit Zip to wear daily.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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).

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Average daily steps

Total daily steps as recorded by the Fitbit Zip

Time frame: 10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Average daily active minutes

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

Time frame: 10 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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