ArticlePreventive medicine reports2018
Utilizing wearable technology to increase physical activity in future physicians: A randomized trial.
Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT02778009 (Fit Physicians), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Fit Physicians: A Novel Physical Activity Integration Program to Improve Fitness and Activity in Medical Students: A Randomized Pilot Study
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do physical activity interventions combining self-monitoring with other components provide an additional benefit compared with self-monitoring alone? A systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Physical-Activity-Based Interventions Targeting Overweight and Obesity among University Students-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Fitbit-Based Interventions for Healthy Lifestyle Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Fitbit-Based Interventions in Improving 24-hour Movement Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
- Maintenance of physical activity gains among Latina teens: 12-month findings from the Chicas Fuertes randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Trial
- Fitbit Use and Activity Levels From Intervention to 2 Years After: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Effect of Mobile-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Weight Loss among the Overweight and Obese Elderly Population in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Effectiveness of Minimal Contact Interventions: An RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Trial
- Effectiveness of an mHealth Intervention Combining a Smartphone App and Smart Band on Body Composition in an Overweight and Obese Population: Randomized Controlled Trial (EVIDENT 3 Study).JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Challenges and recommendations for wearable devices in digital health: Data quality, interoperability, health equity, fairness.PLOS digital health · 2022Review
- The association between sleep deficits and sedentary behavior in people with mild Parkinson disease.Disability and rehabilitation · 2022Observational
- Effect of a 12-week non-contact exercise intervention on body composition and health-related physical fitness in adults: a pilot test.Physical activity and nutrition · 2022Article
- Wearing the Future-Wearables to Empower Users to Take Greater Responsibility for Their Health and Care: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Article
- The Effect of Wearable Tracking Devices on Cardiorespiratory Fitness Among Inactive Adults: Crossover Study.JMIR cardio · 2022Article
- The Role of Individualized Exercise Prescription in Obesity Management-Case Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- General Practitioners' Perceptions of the Use of Wearable Electronic Health Monitoring Devices: Qualitative Analysis of Risks and Benefits.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
- Effects of Supervised Exercise-Based Telerehabilitation on Walk Test Performance and Quality of Life in Patients in India With Chronic Disease: Combatting Covid-19.International journal of telerehabilitation · 2021Article
- Future Mobile Device Usage, Requirements, and Expectations of Physicians in German University Hospitals: Web-Based Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Examining the Relationship Between Biometric Indicators and Pharmacy Students' Academic Performance.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2020Article
- Feasible but Not Yet Efficacious: A Scoping Review of Wearable Activity Monitors in Interventions Targeting Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep.Current epidemiology reports · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
This study examined the use of activity trackers alone or combined with weekly communication through email to improve activity and body composition over one academic year in medical students. This randomized clinical trial conducted at the New York Institute of Technology from July 7, 2016 through June 4, 2017 enrolled 120 medical students. The first group (Fitbit-Plus) wore activity trackers and received weekly emails offering fitness challenges and lifestyle modification challenges. The second group (Fitbit-Only) received only activity trackers and did not receive weekly emails. The third group (Control) was asked not to purchase an activity tracker of any kind throughout the study. All groups had a body composition analysis prior to the start of the academic year and at the end of the first academic year. Outcome measures included step count and body composition (body fat percentage and lean body mass). The results showed the overall mean daily steps were greater in the Fitbit-Plus group than the Fitbit-Only group for the academic year (7429 ± 2833 vs. 6483 ± 2359) with only months April and May showing a significant difference between the groups (p = 0.011; p = 0.044). Body fat percentage decreased in the Fitbit-Plus overweight women (2.1 ± 1.6%) lean body mass increased in the Fitbit-Plus group in overweight men (2.4 ± 4.6 lbs.). A subsequent finding of this study showed improved body composition in a small sub-group of over-weight students. Weekly behavioral challenges combined with an activity tracker increased step count in medical students compared to an activity tracker alone. Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT02778009.
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