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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

Digital interventions to promote physical activity among inactive adults: A study protocol for a hybrid type I effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial.

Paolo Zanaboni, Unn Sollid Manskow, Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv, Bente Morseth, Alf Egil Edvardsen, Inger-Lise Aamot, Bjarne Martens Nes, Bryce Hastings, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Konstantinos Antypas

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04526444 (E-health Interventions to Promote Physical Activity Among Inactive Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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E-health Interventions to Promote Physical Activity Among Inactive Adults: a Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-implementation Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital of North NorwayRan2021 to 2023Enrolled183ConditionsPhysical Activity Promotion Among Inactive AdultsArmsFitness tracker, Online training, Peer support via social media
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Interventions on Barriers to the Participation of Adolescents in Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Paolo ZanaboniNorwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Unn Sollid ManskowNorwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Edvard Hamnvik SagelvNorwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Bente MorsethSchool of Sport Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Alf Egil EdvardsenMemento U, Trondheim, Norway.
Inger-Lise AamotNorwegian National Advisory Unit on Exercise Training as Medicine for Cardiopulmonary Condition, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
Bjarne Martens NesK.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine - CERG, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Bryce HastingsLes Mills International, Auckland, New Zealand.
Marie-Pierre GagnonFaculty of Nursing, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Konstantinos AntypasNorwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality, and inactive adults have a higher risk to develop lifestyle diseases. To date, there is preliminary evidence of the efficacy of fitness technologies and other digital interventions for physical activity (PA) promotion. Intervention studies are needed to test the effectiveness and implementation of innovative PA promotion strategies. Methods and analysis: The ONWARDS study is a hybrid type I effectiveness-implementation randomized control trial aiming at an inactive and presumably high-risk population living in Northern Norway. One hundred and eighty participants will be assigned to 3 groups in a 1:1:1 ratio and participate for 18 months. Participants in group A will be provided an activity tracker with the personalized metric Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI). Participants in group B will be provided with both an activity tracker with the personalized metric PAI and access to online training videos (Les Mills+) to perform home-based training. Participants in group C will be provided an activity tracker with the personalized metric PAI, home-based online training and additional peer support Discussion: This study can contribute to reduce disparities in PA levels among inactive adults by promoting PA and long-term adherence. Increased PA might, in turn, result in better prevention of lifestyle diseases. Digital interventions delivered at home can become an alternative to training facilities, making PA accessible and feasible for inactive populations and overcoming known barriers to PA. If effective, such interventions could potentially be offered through national health portals to citizens who do not meet the minimum recommendations on PA or prescribed by general practitioners or specialists. Trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04526444, Registered 23 April 2021, identifier: NCT04526444.

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Quality of LifeSedentary BehaviorAdultCounselingExerciseHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicdigital interventionse-healthlifestyle diseasesmobile healthphysical activityrandomized controlled trial

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PMCPMC9634084

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