Examining the Real-World Effectiveness of the Movr App

University of British Columbia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Device: movr mHealth App

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT04865666

H19-01915

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this 8-week pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial was to examine the real-world impact of movr on functional movement, flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness.

Full description

Thousands of mobile apps available for download are geared towards health and fitness, yet limited research has evaluated the real-world effectiveness of such apps. The movr app is an mHealth app designed to enhance physical functioning by prescribing functional movement training based on individualized movement assessments. movr's influence on functional movement and physical fitness (flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness) has not yet been established empirically. Thus, the objective of this 8-week pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial was to examine the real-world impact of movr on functional movement, flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ages 18 to 50 years
• Ability to read and write English
• Owned a mobile device that could download applications from the App Store or Google Play

Exclusion criteria

• Previously used the movr app
• Had any contraindications to exercise based on the Get Active Questionnaire

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

movr App Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants were instructed to maintain their usual physical activity, diet, and sleep behavior for the 8-week intervention period and to avoid any specialized exercise training for that time period, but they were also asked to use the movr app to supplement their current activity.

Treatment:

Device: movr mHealth App

Waitlist Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants were instructed to maintain their usual physical activity, diet, and sleep behavior over the 8-week study period and to avoid any specialized exercise training for that time period. Following the 8-week study period, individuals in the control group were permitted to download and use the movr app if they chose to.