Defy The Odds: Exercise Forecasting and Motivation Strategies for Prolonged-Sitting Jobs
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Tailored messaging.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Prolonged Sitting. Basic parameters: from 40 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study aims to see if a new approach called "Exercise Forecasting" can help people with jobs with a lot of sitting get more active. It also tests if using this method in personal motivational messages makes it easier for them to exercise. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can "Exercise Forecasting" be used effectively for people in jobs requiring long periods of sitting? * Do these tailored, proactive messages encourage people to exercise more and sit less? Participants will: * Wear the provided smartwatch and answer two questions per day * Receive customized motivational messages
Interventions
- Behavioral Tailored messaging
Participants receive motivational messages customized to their previously stated expectations and goals.
Primary outcome measures
- Correlation between biometric data and self-reported exercise [Time frame: 20 days]
- Acceptability of customized messages [Time frame: 30 days]
- Feasibility - retention rate [Time frame: 30 days]
- Change in level of physical activity when receiving custom motivational messages [Time frame: Baseline to 30 days]
- Change in System Usability Scale (SUS) Score [Time frame: Baseline to 30 days]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Can communicate in English
- Currently participate in less than 30 minutes of regular physical activity per week.
- Healthy male/female, age >=40
- Currently working in a prolonged sitting job (e.g., truck driver or office worker).
- Have been working in this industry/business for at least one year.
Exclusion criteria
- Have had a heart attack within the past three months
- Surgery in the past three months
- Recent stroke, mini-stroke/TIA in the past three months
- Recent seizure disorder or epilepsy in the past three months
- Had an aortic aneurysm before
- Have a medical condition or physical limitation that makes physical activity unsafe
- Currently meeting or exceeding physical activity guidelines (≥150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity activity or equivalent).
- Cannot wear a smartwatch for 30 days.
- Do not want to install a study APP in smart phone for 30 days.
- Cannot respond to the study APP notification for 30 days.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Wisconsin - Madison — Madison
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07475130 · 2026-0224 · UWMSN | Nursing | Administrati