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

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity; Cardiovascular Diseases

Treatments: Device: FitBit APP; Device: Pai APP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02774655

2015/1750

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

PAI APP

Experimental group

Description:

personal activity index application

Treatment:

Device: Pai APP

FitBit APP

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: FitBit APP