An interventional study of text messages related to sedentary behaviour in Sedentary Lifestyle, sponsored by Western University, Canada. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 64 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-09-29.
Sponsored by Western University, Canada · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The primary purpose of the current study was to determine whether a text message intervention would increase break frequency and length of break from sitting, time spent standing, and time spent in light and moderate intensity physical activity in university students
Sedentary behaviour (SB) has been linked to many health problems (e.g., type 2 diabetes, heart disease). Interventions aimed at office workers, overweight and obese individuals have proven successful in reducing SB; however, no studies have examined university students.Text message-based interventions have succeeded to aid in smoking cessation and increase both physical activity and healthy eating, but have not been shown to reduce SB. Eighty-two university students were randomized into intervention (SB related text messages) or control (text messages unrelated to SB) groups. Participants received daily text messages and reported various SBs (i.e., breaks from sitting, standing, light and moderate intensity physical activity) at four time points (baseline, 2, 4 and 6 weeks).
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Exclusion Criteria:
text messages related to sedentary behaviour
Behavioral: text messages related to sedentary behaviour
text messages unrelated to sedentary behaviour.
texts sent twice daily encouraging reduced sedentary behaviour
Change in length of break from sitting in minutes
Time frame: baseline, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
Change in frequency of break from sitting in minutes
Time frame: baseline, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
Change in minutes spent standing
Time frame: baseline, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
Change in minutes spent in light intensity physical activity
Time frame: baseline, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
Change in minutes spent in moderate intensity physical activity
Time frame: baseline, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
Change in self-efficacy for sedentary behaviour measured by percentage of confidence
purpose-built self-efficacy questionnaire used to rate how confident one feels in reducing sedentary behaviour
Time frame: baseline, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
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