Walk behavior change: Tailored messages (TM)Walk behavior change: Non tailored messages (NTM)
Walk behavior change: Tailored messages (TM): Every afternoon at the same time, the mobile application sends a message to the participants of the TM arm. The message is tailored based on the answers provided to the pre-intervention questionnaire. An example message is: "you think you are not able to walk regularly when your morale is low: do not give up because physical activity is also good for the mood!" The intervention is provided for 30 days.
Walk behavior change: Non tailored messages (NTM): Every afternoon at the same time, the mobile application sends a message to the participants of the NTM arm. The message concerns the emotional well-being resulting from the performance of the physical activity and is not tailored. An example message is: "walking regularly in the fresh air improves your mood." The intervention is provided for 30 days.
Study summary
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a physical activity promotion intervention focused on walking behavior. The intervention is delivered via mobile application in a sample drawn from the healthy adult population.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* Participants from the general population, in good health and sedentary
* A level of education sufficient to understand the procedures of the study and to use a smartphone
* Having a smartphone
Exclusion Criteria:
* The participant always (or almost always) takes at least 7,000 steps a day
* The participant achieves an IPAQ score equal to or greater than 3000 MET-min / week
* The participant has symptoms or pathologies that could represent a contraindication to the physical activity proposed by the study. In particular
* Cardiovascular diseases for which physical activity is allowed only under medical supervision
* Chest pain during daily activities
* Drug treatment for cardiovascular diseases
* Severe arterial hypertension not pharmacologically controlled
* Episodes of loss of consciousness within the past 12 months
* Osteoarticular disorders that could be aggravated by a change in the level of physical activity
* Fractures of the lower limbs, vertebrae, or pelvis in the past six months
* Walking difficulty
* Respiratory insufficiency
Primary outcome measure(s)
Change from Baseline in Physical Activity — Baseline and 30 days Physical activity is assessed with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ; Mannocci et al., 2010). The scale comprises seven items on Physical Activity providing information about time spent walking, moderate and vigorous intensity, and sedentary activity. The elements are structured to provide separate scores for walking, moderate and vigorous intensity activity, and a combined total score to describe the overall activity level. Data collected with IPAQ are reported as a continuous measure and reported as MET-median minutes.
Change from Baseline in Walk behavior — Baseline and 30 days Walk behavior is self-monitored daily. Each evening, participants receive a message and enter the number of steps taken in a specific app section based on the data reported on the smartwatch or the smartphone's native app. The mean number of steps at the intervention's beginning and the end is then calculated. These two measures are compared to verify whether a statistically significant increase in daily steps is observed over time.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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