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2024-05-06 @ 3:03 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:42 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04505124
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2021-05-06
First Post:
2020-06-26
Brief Title:
The Effect of an mHealth Intervention on Physical Activity and Nutrition the FutureMe Trial
Sponsor:
Annette Mönninghoff
Organization:
University of StGallen
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Effect of a Future-Self Avatar mHealth Intervention on Physical Activity and Nutrition the FutureMe Randomized Controlled Trial
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2021-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study is a randomized controlled trial RCT which investigates the effect of a Future-Self Avatar intervention FutureMe App on physical activity PA and nutrition The Health Action Process Approach HAPA and principles from consumer behavior theory were used to guide the development of the intervention
The study investigates the impact of avatar-based interventions on PA and food purchasing behavior and aims to understand if avatars can help increase the stand-alone effectiveness of mHealth interventions
The study investigates the impact of avatar-based interventions on PA and food purchasing behavior and aims to understand if avatars can help increase the stand-alone effectiveness of mHealth interventions
Detailed Description:
Consumer behavior is a key determinant for chronic disease risk Mobile health mHealth technologies are promising in addressing the rise in risky lifestyle behaviors as they can be leveraged in large population samples without high human resource or monetary requirements However research shows that mHealth technologies are less effective when used stand-alone meaning without intervention components that require human to human interaction Leveraging virtual reality in mHealth applications could help increase their stand-alone effectiveness
Building on behavioral biases and the health-action-process approach HAPA this trial investigates the use of a future-self avatar smartphone intervention FutureMe app on consumers physical activity and food purchasing behavior A 12-week field experiment aims to show that avatar-based health applications can support behavior change towards more active lifestyles and healthier food choices
The FutureMe trial has the following objectives
1 To understand if avatar-based applications are more effective in promoting physical activity and improving food purchasing behavior compared to conventional tracking applications
2 To understand if providing individualized shopping tips promotes self-efficacy
3 To understand if providing consequential health behavior feedback increases behavior- related control over future health outcome expectancy
4 To understand if avatar-based applications increase intrinsic motivation compared to conventional health-tracking applications
5 To understand if self-efficacy outcome expectancy user engagement or specific types of motivation moderate the effect on PA and foor purchasing
The study participants recruitment process is supported by a large Swiss health insurance company The insurer only provides access to potential study participants and is not involved in the design or execution of the study The insurer has no access to participant study data Participants are randomized into two groups and either receive the innovative FutureMe intervention or a control intervention consisting of a more conventional nutrition and physical activity tracking app numeric feedback Participants will download the respective apps to their personal mobile phone
Step counts and food purchasing data is collected continuously throughout the trial The respective psychological constructs see outcome overview are collected at baseline and after 12 weeks end of intervention via an online questionnaire
The results of this study enable the evidence-based development of scalable interventions for sustainable physical activity and nutrition behavior change and advance the understanding of the psychological processes behind health behavior change
Building on behavioral biases and the health-action-process approach HAPA this trial investigates the use of a future-self avatar smartphone intervention FutureMe app on consumers physical activity and food purchasing behavior A 12-week field experiment aims to show that avatar-based health applications can support behavior change towards more active lifestyles and healthier food choices
The FutureMe trial has the following objectives
1 To understand if avatar-based applications are more effective in promoting physical activity and improving food purchasing behavior compared to conventional tracking applications
2 To understand if providing individualized shopping tips promotes self-efficacy
3 To understand if providing consequential health behavior feedback increases behavior- related control over future health outcome expectancy
4 To understand if avatar-based applications increase intrinsic motivation compared to conventional health-tracking applications
5 To understand if self-efficacy outcome expectancy user engagement or specific types of motivation moderate the effect on PA and foor purchasing
The study participants recruitment process is supported by a large Swiss health insurance company The insurer only provides access to potential study participants and is not involved in the design or execution of the study The insurer has no access to participant study data Participants are randomized into two groups and either receive the innovative FutureMe intervention or a control intervention consisting of a more conventional nutrition and physical activity tracking app numeric feedback Participants will download the respective apps to their personal mobile phone
Step counts and food purchasing data is collected continuously throughout the trial The respective psychological constructs see outcome overview are collected at baseline and after 12 weeks end of intervention via an online questionnaire
The results of this study enable the evidence-based development of scalable interventions for sustainable physical activity and nutrition behavior change and advance the understanding of the psychological processes behind health behavior change
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None