None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Online social-networking has tremendous reach and high engagement - innovative research is needed to harness this for public health gain. We aim to develop and evaluate a 50-day team-based social-network-based physical activity intervention. Delivered via a Facebook application and iPhone counterpart, the “Active-Team” application, or “A-Team” for short, ultimately aims to improve the health and well-being of the South Australian community.
Interventions
50-day team-based social-network-based physical activity intervention. Delivered via a Facebook application and iPhone counterpart, the “Active-Team” application, or “A-Team” for short, ultimately aims to improve the health and well-being of the South Australian community. Facebook users will use the “A-Team” app to invite 3-7 friends from their existing Facebook friend network to join their team. Participants will receive a pedometer, and be encouraged to take 10,000 steps per day for the 50 da
50-day team-based social-network-based physical activity intervention. Delivered via a Facebook application and iPhone counterpart, the “Active-Team” application, or “A-Team” for short, ultimately aims to improve the health and well-being of the South Australian community. Facebook users will use the “A-Team” app to invite 3-7 friends from their existing Facebook friend network to join their team. Participants will receive a pedometer, and be encouraged to take 10,000 steps per day for the 50 day challenge. The A-Team apps will provide daily humorous tips for physical activity, and allows participants to log their daily steps, see their team’s tally board, send virtual gifts, unlock virtual awards and communicate via a wall.
Sponsors
University of South Australia
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Facebook user, physically inactive (participant self nominates as undertaking less than 150 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity in the past month).
Exclusion criteria
Medical condition preventing increase in activity levels.
Outcome results
None listed