A group- and smartphone-based psychological intervention to increase physical activity in patients with musculoskeletal conditions: A randomised controlled trial

A group- and smartphone-based psychological intervention to increase physical activity in patients with musculoskeletal conditions: A randomised controlled trial - MoVo-App

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00014814

Enrollment

223

Registered

2018-10-18

Start date

2019-01-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

musculosceletal conditions

Interventions

Group 1: MoVo-LISA program: The Motivation-Volitions Concept for promoting Lifestyle-Integrated Sport Activity (MoVo-LISA) can overcome the commonly reported low exercise adherence and effectively pro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Orthopedic diagnosis according to ICD-10 2. sufficient knowledge of the German language 3. own a smartphone 4. physically inactive (less than 30 min sports / week, in the last 3 months) 5. Internet and PC access for online assessments

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. follow-up treatment (AHB) 2. Medically unsuitable

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Movement activity, measured with the BSA, subscale movement activity (Fuchs et al., 2015) Sport-related 2. self-efficacy 3. Goal intention 4. Self-Concordance (Seelig & Fuchs, 2006) 5. Barriers and Barriers Management (Krämer & Fuchs, 2010) 6. Consequence Experiences (Fuchs, 1994) 7. Action planning (Sniehotta et al., 2005) 8. Pain Intensity, Numeric Rating Scale (4 Items) 9. Pain Interference (BPI, Cleeland & Ryan, 1994) 10. Depression (PHQ-8, Kroenke et al., 2009) 11. Anxiety (GAD-7, Löwe et al., 2008) 12. Intervention satisfaction (adjusted items from the ZUF (Schmidt et al., 1989) 13. Intervention adherence (usage data of the app) Assessments are performed at admission and discharge of rehabilitation, 6 weeks and 3 (post-treatment), 6 and 12 months after discharge (follow-up).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Movement activity, measured with the BSA, subscale movement activity (Fuchs et al., 2015) Sport-related 2. self-efficacy 3. Goal intention 4. Self-Concordance (Seelig & Fuchs, 2006) 5. Barriers and Barriers Management (Krämer & Fuchs, 2010) 6. Consequence Experiences (Fuchs, 1994) 7. Action planning (Sniehotta et al., 2005) 8. Pain Intensity, Numeric Rating Scale (4 Items) 9. Pain Interference (BPI, Cleeland & Ryan, 1994) 10. Depression (PHQ-8, Kroenke et al., 2009) 11. Anxiety (GAD-7, Löwe et al., 2008) 12. Intervention satisfaction (adjusted items from the ZUF (Schmidt et al., 1989) 13. Intervention adherence (usage data of the app) Assessments are performed at admission and discharge of rehabilitation, 6 weeks and 3 (post-treatment), 6 and 12 months after discharge (follow-up).

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Primary

Measure	Time frame
physical activity, measured by the exercise and sports activity questionnaire (BSA-F, Fuchs et al., 2015). Assessments are performed at admission and discharge of rehabilitation, 6 weeks and 3 (post-treatment), 6 and 12 months after discharge (follow-up).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSarah Paganini

Sportpsychologie, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

sarah.paganini@sport.uni-freiburg.de+49 (0)761 / 203-4514

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026