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Trial reportBMC public health2016

Balanced: a randomised trial examining the efficacy of two self-monitoring methods for an app-based multi-behaviour intervention to improve physical activity, sitting and sleep in adults.

Mitch J Duncan, Corneel Vandelanotte, Stewart G Trost, Amanda L Rebar, Naomi Rogers, Nicola W Burton, Beatrice Murawski, Anna Rayward, Sasha Fenton, Wendy J Brown

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Mitch J DuncanSchool of Medicine & Public Health; Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia. Mitch.Duncan@newcastle.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-9166-6195
Corneel VandelanotteSchool of Human Health and Social Science; Physical Activity Research Group, Central Queensland University, Building 18, Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia.
Stewart G TrostInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia.
Amanda L RebarSchool of Human Health and Social Science; Physical Activity Research Group, Central Queensland University, Building 18, Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia.
Naomi RogersSydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia.
Nicola W BurtonSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Beatrice MurawskiSchool of Medicine & Public Health; Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Anna RaywardSchool of Medicine & Public Health; Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Sasha FentonSchool of Medicine & Public Health; Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Wendy J BrownSchool of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
University of Newcastle Australia · AUCentral Queensland University · AUThe University of Queensland · AUQueensland University of Technology · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany adults are insufficiently physically active, have prolonged sedentary behaviour and report poor sleep. These behaviours can be improved by interventions that include education, goal setting, self-monitoring, and feedback strategies. Few interventions have explicitly targeted these behaviours simultaneously or examined the relative efficacy of different self-monitoring methods. METHODS/

designThis study aims to compare the efficacy of two self-monitoring methods in an app-based multi-behaviour intervention to improve objectively measured physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours, in a 9 week 2-arm randomised trial. Participants will be adults (n = 64) who report being physically inactive, sitting >8 h/day and frequent insufficient sleep (≥14 days out of last 30). The "Balanced" intervention is delivered via a smartphone 'app', and includes education materials (guidelines, strategies to promote change in behaviour), goal setting, self-monitoring and feedback support. Participants will be randomly allocated to either a device-entered or user-entered self-monitoring method. The device-entered group will be provided with a activity tracker to self-monitor behaviours. The user-entered group will recall and manually record behaviours. Assessments will be conducted at 0, 3, 6, and 9 weeks. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep-wake behaviours will be measured using the wrist worn Geneactiv accelerometer. Linear mixed models will be used to examine differences between groups and over time using an alpha of 0.01. DISCUSSION: This study will evaluate an app-based multi-behavioural intervention to improve physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep; and the relative efficacy of two different approaches to self-monitoring these behaviours. Outcomes will provide information to inform future interventions and self-monitoring targeting these behaviours.

trial registrationACTRN12615000182594 (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. Registry URL: www.anzctr.org.au ; registered prospectively on 25 February 2015).

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Behavior TherapyExerciseMobile ApplicationsSedentary BehaviorSleepSmartphoneAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNew South WalesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAdultsApp-based interventionPhysical activitySedentarySleep

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PMID27473327
PMCPMC4967346
OpenAlexW2483619682

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