Comparison of Android App (Google FIT) based versus American College of Sports Medicine based walking prescription on cardiorespiratory fitness in less active college students

Comparison of Android App (Google FIT) based versus American College of Sports Medicine based walking prescription on Functional Capacity in less active college students.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/01/011605

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-30

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: walking: Prescribing walking prescription for four weeks Control Intervention1: Walking: ACSM quation based versus Andriod phone based (GOOGLE FIT) app

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Average step counts should be less than 7500 steps/day. 2. Should and must be regular and fulltime college going students. 3. Participants with an only Android software-based smartphone with the accelerometer. 4. Age group between 18-25 years. 5. Participants with VO2max below of 30 ml/kg/min.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any musculoskeletal trauma within 2 weeks hindering from adequate participation in physical activity 2. Any known congenital cardiopulmonary disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maximal Aerobic CapacityTimepoint: Four weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The steps taken per day/ distance walkedTimepoint: Four weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactTulasiram B

School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University

baskaran.c@manipal.edu

Outcome results