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Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2014

Effectiveness of a smartphone application to promote physical activity in primary care: the SMART MOVE randomised controlled trial.

Liam G Glynn, Patrick S Hayes, Monica Casey, Fergus Glynn, Alberto Alvarez-Iglesias, John Newell, Gearóid OLaighin, David Heaney, Martin O'Donnell, Andrew W Murphy

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03883243 (Monitoring and Telecoaching of Physical Activity in Patients With Stage III and IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 126 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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126citing papers in PubMed, 18 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03883243 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Monitoring and Telecoaching of Physical Activity in Patients With Stage III and IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorKU LeuvenRan2019 to 2020Enrolled32ConditionsExercise, NeoplasmsArmsTelecoaching
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

126 citing papers in PubMed, 18 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 305 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Using Mobile Applications to Increase Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  14. Mobile App-Based Health Promotion Programs: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Liam G GlynnDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Patrick S HayesDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Monica CaseyDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Fergus GlynnGraduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Alberto Alvarez-IglesiasHealth Research Board Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
John NewellHealth Research Board Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Gearóid OLaighinNational Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Science, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
David HeaneyCenter for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen, Inverness, Scotland.
Martin O'DonnellHealth Research Board Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Andrew W MurphyDiscipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IEHealth Research Board · IEUniversity of Aberdeen · GBUniversity of Limerick · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical inactivity is a major, potentially modifiable, risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases. Effective, simple, and generalisable interventions that will increase physical activity in populations are needed.

aimTo evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone application (app) to increase physical activity in primary care. DESIGN AND

settingAn 8-week, open-label, randomised controlled trial in rural, primary care in the west of Ireland.

methodAndroid 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.

resultsA total of 139 patients were referred by their primary care health professional or self-referred. In total, 37 (27%) were screened out and 12 (9%) declined to participate, leaving 90 (65%) patients who were randomised. Of these, 78 provided baseline data (intervention = 37; control = 41) and 77 provided outcome data (intervention = 37; control = 40). The mean daily step count at baseline for intervention and control groups was 4365 and 5138 steps per day respectively. After adjusting, there was evidence of a significant treatment effect (P = 0.009); the difference in mean improvement in daily step count from week 1 to week 8 inclusive was 1029 (95% confidence interval 214 to 1843) steps per day, favouring the intervention. Improvements in physical activity in the intervention group were sustained until the end of the trial.

conclusionA simple smartphone app significantly increased physical activity over 8 weeks in a primary care population.

Indexed as

Cell PhoneExerciseBlood PressureFemaleHealth PromotionHumansIrelandMaleMiddle AgedMobile ApplicationsMonitoring, PhysiologicPrimary Health CareTelemedicineTreatment Outcomeexercisehealth behaviourprimary carerandomised controlled trialtechnology

Identifiers

PMID24982490
PMCPMC4073723
OpenAlexW2113886271

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