My Wellness Begins With the Steps!
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Street signs, Music intervention, No intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Physical Activity. Basic parameters: No limits · 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
- Chile
- 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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Official title
My Wellness Begins With the Steps! / Mi Bienestar se Inicia en Los Peldaños! (Mi BIP!) N-of-1 Pilot Trial
Overview
This study evaluates the effect of street signs inviting to use the conventional stairs instead of escalators at a subway station without and with active pop music.
Detailed description
Physical inactivity is a major contributor to chronic diseases worldwide, and promoting incidental physical activity in daily settings may help improve population health. This study evaluates whether street signs encouraging subway users to choose conventional stairs over escalators increase stair use, and whether the addition of active pop music further enhances this effect. Passengers entering selected subway stations will be counted to measure the proportion choosing stairs versus escalators under different conditions. The study compares stair use at a station exposed first to signage alone and then to signage combined with music to assess strategies that may promote physical activity in daily life. The project will be implemented for 1 hour of high subway station trafic, between 5:30 and 7:30pm, during a the same day of the week for 7 consecutive weeks. Weeks 1 and 2 will be baseline assessments. Weeks 3 and 4 will assess stair use with signage only, and weeks 5 and 6 will assess stair use with signage and music. Week 7 will assess stair use without an intervention promoting its use.
Interventions
- Behavioral Street signs
Street signs promoting conventional stair use, e.g. Use the stairs! They boost your health! - Behavioral Music intervention
Environmental active pop music - Other No intervention
No street intervention
Primary outcome measures
- Proportion of passengers using the conventional stairs of the total number of passengers entering the subway station assessed using tally counters at the time of observation of subway entrance [Time frame: Immediately at the time of subway entrance: at weeks 1 and 2 (baseline, pre-test), when street signs are posted at weeks 3 and 4, when street signs are posted with pop music at weeks 5 and 6, and without interventions at week 7 (post-test).]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Proportion of male passengers using the conventional stairs of the total number of passengers entering the subway station assessed using tally countersat the time of observation of subway entrance [Time frame: Immediately at the time of subway entrance: at weeks 1 and 2 (baseline, pre-test), when street signs are posted at weeks 3 and 4, when street signs are posted with pop music at weeks 5 and 6, and without interventions at week 7 (post-test).]
- Proportion of female passengers using the conventional stairs of the total number of passengers entering the subway station assessed using tally counters at the time of observation of subway entrance [Time frame: Immediately at the time of subway entrance: at weeks 1 and 2 (baseline, pre-test), when street signs are posted at weeks 3 and 4, when street signs are posted with pop music at weeks 5 and 6, and without interventions at week 7 (post-test).]
- Proportion of minor passengers (under 18 years old) using the conventional stairs of the total number of passengers entering the subway station assessed using tally counters at the time of observation of subway entrance [Time frame: Immediately at the time of subway entrance: at weeks 1 and 2 (baseline, pre-test), when street signs are posted at weeks 3 and 4, when street signs are posted with pop music at weeks 5 and 6, and without interventions at week 7 (post-test).]
- Proportion of adult passengers (aged 19-65 years old) using the conventional stairs of the total number of passengers entering the subway station assessed using tally counters at the time of observation of subway entrance [Time frame: Immediately at the time of subway entrance: at weeks 1 and 2 (baseline, pre-test), when street signs are posted at weeks 3 and 4, when street signs are posted with pop music at weeks 5 and 6, and without interventions at week 7 (post-test).]
- Proportion of senior passengers (aged over 65 years old) using the conventional stairs of the total number of passengers entering the subway station assessed using tally counters at the time of observation of subway entrance [Time frame: Immediately at the time of subway entrance: at weeks 1 and 2 (baseline, pre-test), when street signs are posted at weeks 3 and 4, when street signs are posted with pop music at weeks 5 and 6, and without interventions at week 7 (post-test).]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- All subway users
Exclusion criteria
- None
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Ecologic or community
Study locations
Chile · 1 center
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile — Santiago
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07639814 · 260506012