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Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2020

Which behaviour change techniques are effective to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in adults: a factorial randomized trial of an e- and m-health intervention.

Helene Schroé, Delfien Van Dyck, Annick De Paepe, Louise Poppe, Wen Wei Loh, Maïté Verloigne, Tom Loeys, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Geert Crombez

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Trial report in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 73 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

NCT03274271 nacompletednot on this map

A Parallel-group Randomized Trial to Compare the Efficacy of Different Behaviour Change Techniques in the e- and M-health Intervention 'MyPlan 2.0'

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity GhentRan2017 to 2019Enrolled500ConditionsDisease, ChronicArmsAction planning, Coping planning, Self-monitoring, Feedback and tips
NCT06527638 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

PURI-PRO (Portuguese URinary Incontinence PROject) - Symptoms Impact and eHealth Intervention for Menopausal Women With Urinary Incontinence

TypeinterventionalSponsorISPA - Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas, Sociais e da VidaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled80ConditionsUrinary IncontinenceArmsExperimental Group: eHealth intervention for UI symptoms improvement, Control Group: Delivery of a Health Literacy single-leaflet
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Helene SchroéGhent Health Psychology Lab, Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, Ghent, 9000, Belgium. helene.schroe@ugent.be.ORCID 0000-0001-8473-552X
Delfien Van DyckResearch Group Physical Activity and Health, Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Annick De PaepeGhent Health Psychology Lab, Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, Ghent, 9000, Belgium.
Louise PoppeDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Wen Wei LohDepartment of Data Analysis, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Maïté VerloigneDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Tom LoeysDepartment of Data Analysis, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Ilse De BourdeaudhuijResearch Group Physical Activity and Health, Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Geert CrombezGhent Health Psychology Lab, Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, Ghent, 9000, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundE- and m-health interventions are promising to change health behaviour. Many of these interventions use a large variety of behaviour change techniques (BCTs), but it's not known which BCTs or which combination of BCTs contribute to their efficacy. Therefore, this experimental study investigated the efficacy of three BCTs (i.e. action planning, coping planning and self-monitoring) and their combinations on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) against a background set of other BCTs.

methodsIn a 2 (action planning: present vs absent) × 2 (coping planning: present vs absent) × 2 (self-monitoring: present vs absent) factorial trial, 473 adults from the general population used the self-regulation based e- and m-health intervention 'MyPlan2.0' for five weeks. All combinations of BCTs were considered, resulting in eight groups. Participants selected their preferred target behaviour, either PA (n = 335, age = 35.8, 28.1% men) or SB (n = 138, age = 37.8, 37.7% men), and were then randomly allocated to the experimental groups. Levels of PA (MVPA in minutes/week) or SB (total sedentary time in hours/day) were assessed at baseline and post-intervention using self-reported questionnaires. Linear mixed-effect models were fitted to assess the impact of the different combinations of the BCTs on PA and SB.

resultsFirst, overall efficacy of each BCT was examined. The delivery of self-monitoring increased PA (t = 2.735, p = 0.007) and reduced SB (t = - 2.573, p = 0.012) compared with no delivery of self-monitoring. Also, the delivery of coping planning increased PA (t = 2.302, p = 0.022) compared with no delivery of coping planning. Second, we investigated to what extent adding BCTs increased efficacy. Using the combination of the three BCTs was most effective to increase PA (x

conclusionsThis study provides indications that different (combinations of) BCTs may be effective to promote PA and reduce SB. More experimental research to investigate the effectiveness of BCTs is needed, which can contribute to improved design and more effective e- and m-health interventions in the future.

trial registrationThis study was preregistered as a clinical trial (ID number: NCT03274271 ). Release date: 20 October 2017.

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AdultExerciseFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PromotionHumansMaleSedentary BehaviorTelemedicineBehaviour change techniquesE-healthFactorial trialM-healthPhysical activitySedentary behaviourSelf-regulation

Identifiers

PMID33028335
PMCPMC7539442

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