Trial reportPloS one2013
Impact of personalised feedback about physical activity on change in objectively measured physical activity (the FAB study): a randomised controlled trial.
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- Impact of feedback generation and presentation on self-monitoring behaviors, dietary intake, physical activity, and weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Wearable Trackers on Physical Activity in Healthy Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) to promote physical activity.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- Lifestyle Advice Combined with Personalized Estimates of Genetic or Phenotypic Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, and Objectively Measured Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.PLoS medicine · 2016Trial
- Changes in Physical Activity Following a Genetic-Based Internet-Delivered Personalized Intervention: Randomized Controlled Trial (Food4Me).Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Trial
- Effects of a Web-Based Personalized Intervention on Physical Activity in European Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Trial
- Testing feedback and social norms messages to increase participation: the BESTcc randomised controlled trial among non-respondents in population-based colorectal cancer screening programmes in Tuscany.SSM - population health · 2026Article
- Supporting Behavior Change in Sedentary Adults via Real-time Multidimensional Physical Activity Feedback: Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
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- Evaluation of a smartwatch-based intervention providing feedback of daily activity within a research-naive stroke ward: a pilot randomised controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2018Article
- Understanding the Accuracy of Parental Perceptions of Child Physical Activity: A Mixed Methods Analysis.Journal of physical activity & health · 2015Article
- The Impact of Different Degrees of Feedback on Physical Activity Levels: A 4-Week Intervention Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- Effect of wrist-worn activity monitor feedback on physical activity behavior: A randomized controlled trial in Finnish young men.Preventive medicine reports · 2015Article
- Validity of electronically administered Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire (RPAQ) in ten European countries.PloS one · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow levels of physical activity are a major public health concern, and interventions to promote physical activity have had limited success. Whether or not personalised feedback about physical activity following objective measurement motivates behaviour change has yet to be rigorously examined.
methodsAnd Findings: In a parallel group, open randomised controlled trial, 466 healthy adults aged 32 to 54 years were recruited from the ongoing population-based Fenland Study (Cambridgeshire, UK). Participants were randomised to receive either no feedback until the end of the trial (control group, n=120) or one of three different types of feedback: simple, visual, or contextualised (intervention groups, n=346). The primary outcome was physical activity (physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) in kJ/kg/day and average body acceleration (ACC) in m/s(2)) measured objectively using a combined heart rate monitor and accelerometer (Actiheart(®)). The main secondary outcomes included self-reported physical activity, intention to increase physical activity, and awareness of physical activity (the agreement between self-rated and objectively measured physical activity). At 8 weeks, 391 (83.9%) participants had complete physical activity data. The intervention had no effect on objectively measured physical activity (PAEE: β=-0.92, 95% CI=-3.50 to 1.66, p=0.48 and ACC: β=0.01, 95% CI=-0.00 to 0.02, p=0.21), self-reported physical activity (β=-0.39, 95% CI=-1.59 to 0.81), or intention to increase physical activity (β=-0.05, 95% CI=-0.22 to 0.11). However, it was associated with an increase in awareness of physical activity (OR=1.74, 95% CI=1.05 to 2.89). Results did not differ according to the type of feedback.
conclusionsPersonalised feedback about physical activity following objective measurement increased awareness but did not result in changes in physical activity in the short term. Measurement and feedback may have a role in promoting behaviour change but are ineffective on their own.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN92551397 http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN92551397.
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