Effectiveness of a Smartphone Application to Promote Physical Activity in Primary Care: The SMART MOVE Randomised Controlled Trial
Initiatives
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To evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone application (app) to increase physical activity in primary care.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2012
- End Year
- 2013
- Funding
- Funding was awarded by the European Union’s Northern Periphery Programme 2007–2013, through the Implementing Transnational Telemedicine Solutions project (reference number: 7.13).
Design
- Study design
- Clinical trial cohort
Marker Paper
Glynn LG, Hayes PS, Casey M, et al. Effectiveness of a smartphone application to promote physical activity in primary care: the SMART MOVE randomised controlled trial. Br J Gen Pract. 2014;64(624):e384‐e391. doi:10.3399/bjgp14X680461
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 139
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Android smartphone users >16 years of age
Android smartphone users >16 years of age were recruited. All participants were provided with similar physical activity goals and information on the benefits of exercise. The intervention group was provided with a smartphone app and detailed instructions on how to use it to achieve these goals. The primary outcome was change in physical activity, as measured by a daily step count between baseline and follow-up.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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16
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Ireland
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 139
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
Smartphone apps are software applications designed to run on smartphones. The Accupedo-Pro Pedometer app (available at www.accupedo.com) was chosen for the study as it scored highest during a selection process using already-established desired criteria for smartphone apps promoting physical activity
- Start Date
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2012-08
- End Date
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2013-06
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Smartphone
- Smartphone apps
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Mobile data collection