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Effect of Training and Using the Capabilities of the Smartphone Pedometer Program on Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Students

Effect of Training and Using the Capabilities of the Smartphone Pedometer Program on Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Students

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190710044170N1
Enrollment
100
Registered
2019-07-16
Start date
2019-09-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-10-07

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Conditions

Educational intervention in the field of healthy lifestyle.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: For the test group, the intervention will take place for one month. This intervention involves installing step-by-step software and training on the use of the progr

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students of the first or second year of studying at comprehensive universities in Tehran inadequate physical activity according to the WHO guidelines (at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of intense activity per week) Owning a smartphone that owns the student and has a continuous presence Internet access via smartphone Ability to read and write in Persian language run the pedometer application completely by researcher

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Manifest disability and physical disability that affecting the individual's ability to exercise physically Psychological disorder such as depression is a psychiatric diagnosis and a student statement that lowers his desire for mobility Active use of pedometer software

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the physical activity of students, a short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire will be used. This questionnaire measures the physical activity of individuals in the past 7 days and based on the formula for the participants' energy consumption (METs-min / week) during activity Light, moderate and severe, and individuals will take place in three groups with low physical, moderate, and high levels of physical activity. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: International Questionnaire of Physical Activity (Short Form).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sedentary behavior in this research is a score that a person takes from the ASAQ questionnaire. Using this questionnaire, student sitting sessions (watching TV, watching a movie, using a computer, etc.) that are grouped into five general categories during a The week is measured in min / day and then the sitting behavior of individuals will be accumulated over a week. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Adolescent Sedentary Activity Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAdel Alizadeh

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

alizadeh-a@razi.tums.ac.ir+98 71 5273 5114

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026