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Conditions
Brief summary
This project aims to undertake a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to evaluate the addition of the web-based health behaviour tool (FESS) to existing exercise physiology and exercise science services with the intention of improving health behaviours. The project is a 12-month, two-arm, randomised control trial with participants randomised into either the FESS intervention group or a control group. It is hypothesised that the FESS group will improve their health behaviours (as measured by the FESS questionnaire) in comparison to the control group. The FESS intervention group will have access to the online FESS Questionnaire for 12 months, which is completed daily (2-3 minutes in duration) in participants' own time. During the first three months of the intervention, participants in the FESS group will have adherence support from the research team. The control group will be simply directed to web-based government health behaviour information. The research team will then independently complete the eligibility screening and explain the study to participants at each location. Mixed evaluation methods will assess outcome measures at baseline, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month in both groups. FESS questionnaire adherence to the questionnaire will be evaluated in the FESS intervention group. Furthermore, accelerometers and questionnaires will be used in a sub-group of participants to validate the FESS survey against commonly accepted criterion measures.
Interventions
The project is a 12-month, two-arm, randomised control trial with participants randomised into either the Food, Exercise, Stress and Sleep (FESS) intervention group or a control group.
The FESS intervention group will have access to the online FESS Questionnaire for 12 months, which is completed daily (2-3 minutes in duration) in participants' own time.
Once the baseline testing has been completed, researchers will confirm when participants are ready to begin the intervention and provide acc
The project is a 12-month, two-arm, randomised control trial with participants randomised into either the Food, Exercise, Stress and Sleep (FESS) intervention group or a control group. The FESS intervention group will have access to the online FESS Questionnaire for 12 months, which is completed daily (2-3 minutes in duration) in participants' own time. Once the baseline testing has been completed, researchers will confirm when participants are ready to begin the intervention and provide access to the FESS dashboard. The FESS group will be prompted daily to complete the FESS questionnaire via email, seven days a week, for 12 weeks. In short, the FESS survey is comprised of 8 questions regarding food/diet, 4 questions around exercise, 6 questions around stress, and 5 questions around their sleep. A FESS score will be given after the survey is complete out of 100. Participants will also receive ongoing researcher-driven prompts by telephone or text (personal choice). During the first three months of the intervention, participants in the FESS group will have adherence support from the research team. The exercise physiologist’s at each site will be encouraged to discuss the FESS scores in their consultations with participants. Scores can be used to highlight where a participant is improving (for example, increasing vegetable intake) or areas they may need to improve. EP's can then provide strategies (motivational interviewing, problem-solving and goal setting) to maintain or improve FESS scores. However, this is optional as the EPs may choose not to engage with FESS scores and process to supplement their behaviour change counselling. Furthermore, accelerometers and questionnaires will be used in a sub-group of participants to validate the FESS survey against commonly accepted criterion measures. The total score of the food component in the FESS questionnaire will be validated against the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment tool (ASA24). The total score of the exercise component in the FESS questionnaire will be validated against accelerometry (moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form (IPAQ-SF). The total score of the sleep component in the FESS questionnaire will be validated against the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Finally, the total score of the sleep component in the FESS questionnaire will be validated against the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). All participants will be asked if they wish to opt-in to the subgroups. Participants will have an option of completing the exercise and sleep validation measures and/or the food and stress validation measures. There will be no limit on participation. The validation subgroup will undertake testing within the first three weeks of the intervention at a time most suitable to the participants.
Sponsors
iNform Health and Fitness
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
• Be newly-referred or current patients within the exercise physiology service who are likely to have to continue with the exercise physiology service for at least four more weeks • Able to read and write in English. The restriction on language is necessary because English is the only language spoken by investigators, and there is a lack of resources for a translator. • Provide written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
• No access to a device with the Internet. The questionnaire is provided online-only as dissemination of results to participants and exercise physiologists are done through computer-based algorithms. • Insufficient IT competency to open and close web browser windows (via smartphone or tablet/computer). • Diagnosed cognitive impairment or demonstrated inability to understand information from and project instructions
Outcome results
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