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Trial reportJournal of the American Heart Association2018

Gamifying Accelerometer Use Increases Physical Activity Levels of Sedentary Office Workers.

Allene L Gremaud, Lucas J Carr, Jacob E Simmering, Nicholas J Evans, James F Cremer, Alberto M Segre, Linnea A Polgreen, Philip M Polgreen

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03109535 (MapTrek for Sedentary Workers), which is not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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41citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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.

NCT03109535 nacompletednot on this map

MapTrek for Sedentary Workers

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of IowaRan2016 to 2017Enrolled146ConditionsSedentary LifestyleArmsFitbit + Maptrek, Fitbit only
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Allene L GremaudDepartment of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Lucas J CarrDepartment of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA lucas-carr@uiowa.edu.
Jacob E SimmeringSignal Center for Health Innovation, University of Iowa Health Ventures, Iowa City, IA.
Nicholas J EvansDepartment of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
James F CremerDepartment of Computer Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Alberto M SegreDepartment of Computer Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Linnea A PolgreenDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Philip M PolgreenSignal Center for Health Innovation, University of Iowa Health Ventures, Iowa City, IA.
University of Iowa · USHealth Innovations (United States) · USUniversity of Iowa Health Care · US

Funding

Observational data and treatment effectiveness: which methods work best?K25HL122305 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI POLGREEN, LINNEA ANN · 2015 to 2018
$588k
An mHealth Intervention to Increase Activity Among Patients at Risk for Type 2 DiabetesR21DK108019 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI POLGREEN, PHILIP M., SEGRE, ALBERTO MARIA · 2016 to 2017
$419k
NHLBI NIH HHS K25 HL122305NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK108019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSedentary work is hazardous. Over 80% of all US jobs are predominantly sedentary, placing full-time office workers at increased risk for cardiovascular and metabolic morbidity and mortality. Thus, there is a critical need for effective workplace physical activity interventions. MapTrek is a mobile health platform that gamifies Fitbit use for the purpose of promoting physical activity. The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of MapTrek for increasing daily steps and moderate-intensity steps over 10 weeks in a sample of sedentary office workers. METHODS AND

resultsParticipants included 146 full-time sedentary office workers aged 21 to 65 who reported sitting at least 75% of their workday. Each participant received a Fitbit Zip to wear daily throughout the intervention. Participants were randomized to either a: (1) Fitbit-only group or 2) Fitbit + MapTrek group. Physical activity outcomes and intervention compliance were measured with the Fitbit activity monitor. The Fitbit + MapTrek group significantly increased daily steps (+2092 steps per day) and active minutes (+11.2 min/day) compared to the Fitbit-only arm, but, on average, participants' steps declined during the study period.

conclusionsMapTrek is an effective approach for increasing physical activity at a clinically meaningful level in sedentary office workers, but as with accelerometer use alone, the effect decreases over time. CLINICAL

trial registrationURL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT03109535.

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ExerciseFitness TrackersHealthy LifestyleMobile ApplicationsOccupationsSedentary BehaviorVideo GamesActigraphyAdultEquipment DesignFemaleHumansJob DescriptionMaleMiddle AgedOccupational Healthinterventionlifestylephysical exercise

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PMID29967221
PMCPMC6064890
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