The Role of a Motion Sensor With Accompanying Web Application on Step Counts, Energy Balance, and Metabolic Markers in Nurses (WALK)

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Treatments: Behavioral: Motion sensor

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04524572

20130429

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled trial is to explore the role of a motion sensor with accompany web application on step counts, energy balance, and metabolic markers in nurses. Additionally, eating behaviours, behavioural regulation in exercise, and mood states that may impact these parameters will also be examined.

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. Participant must be a registered nurse with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute;

  2. Participant must be 18 years of age or older;

  3. Participant must be able to walk unassisted;

  4. Participant is able and willing to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Participant is pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant during the study period;
2. Participant is unable to read and understand English;
3. Medical contraindications to exercise;
4. Already using a motion sensor device to track physical activity. -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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76 participants in 3 patient groups

Individual Challenge

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be able to log onto their Tractivity® Online web account at any time during the 4-week intervention phase to track their daily step counts and physical activity expenditure

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motion sensor

friend challenge

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be able to log onto their Tractivity® Online web account at any time during the 4-week intervention phase to track their daily step counts and physical activity expenditure in comparison to the group average of all participants randomized to the friend challenge.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motion sensor

Team challenge

Experimental group

Description:

participants will be able to log onto their Tractivity® Online web account at any time during the 4-week intervention phase to track their teams' daily step counts and physical activity expenditure in comparison to the group average of other teams.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motion sensor