None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
ManUp is a physical activity and healthy eating project for men and is conducted in the Gladstone region. In this project we will use the Internet to help men to achieve their physical activity and healthy eating goals and challenges.
Interventions
Participants will be recruited and randomised into two intervention groups with the help of various partner organisations that form part of the community consortium and local media.
The two intervention groups will consist of the 'Control' group and the 'IT' (Information Technology) group.
The 'Control' group will receive a print logbook with all ManUp intervention material.
Participants in the 'IT' Group will be provided with access to both the website and the mobile phone application. Parti
Participants will be recruited and randomised into two intervention groups with the help of various partner organisations that form part of the community consortium and local media. The two intervention groups will consist of the 'Control' group and the 'IT' (Information Technology) group. The 'Control' group will receive a print logbook with all ManUp intervention material. Participants in the 'IT' Group will be provided with access to both the website and the mobile phone application. Participants are not required to have a mobile phone that is compatible with the application that we have developed, however in that case they will not be able to access this 'extra' component of the intervention. Participants with access to the IT group will receive regular challenge progress emails and SMS. Dependant on the length of challenges that participants choose, they will either receive an email/SMS weekly or fortnightly. Challenges opt from three to twelve weeks in length, and participants can complete as many challenges as they like during the duration of the project.
Sponsors
CQUniversity Australia
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
35 Years to 54 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participants will be screened by a member of the research team either in person, phone conversation or electronic communication and meet the following criteria to be included in the study. - Male - Aged 35-54 years - Own a mobile phone - Have regular access to the internet - Not have a condition where physical activity is contraindicated - Have completed a pre-exercise screening assessment and have a low or moderate risk for exercise related complications, or if high risk have approval from medical professional to participate in exercise. (http://sma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/new_pre_screening.pdf) Participants will be deemed healthy volunteers by completing the pre-exercise screening assessment.
Exclusion criteria
- Female - Outside of 35-54 year age bracket - Without a mobile phone - Without regular access to the internet - Have a condition where physical activity is contraindicated
Outcome results
None listed