Daily Goal Setting to Increase Everyday Physical Activity and Promote Cognitive Health in Midlife

Launched by MILTON S. HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER · Apr 11, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

The study is designed to examine the efficacy of a Fitbit-based, goal setting, mHealth intervention to increase light intensity physical activity. The study design is a 2-arm randomized controlled trial. Both groups will receive the underlying goal-setting intervention (adaptive daily step goals). The study involves 3 phases: a run-in ("calibration") phase, the intervention ("training") phase, and follow-up (1- and 12-months post-intervention).

To support goal maintenance our team has developed a Fitbit application designed to operate on the Fitbit Versa series watch as a 'clockface'. The ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria\*:
• • Between 30 and 70 years of age
• • BMI ≥ 25
• Exclusion Criteria\*:
• • Clinical diagnosis of ADRD or other neurodegenerative disease
• • Health condition contraindicated for increased physical activity
• • Medical conditions or medications that would prohibit participation in an exercise test (e.g., decompensated heart failure, severe aortic stenosis, uncontrolled arrhythmia, and acute coronary syndromes)
• • Limitations in use of a smart phone (e.g., issues with manual dexterity or visual impairment)
• • Inability to walk unassisted
• • BMI \> 50
• • Plan to have surgery or other procedure over the next 12 months that could affect mobility or light intensity physical activity maintenance
• • Concurrent participation in a weight loss, physical activity, or cognitive training trial
• • Failure to comply with Run-in Period activity monitoring (\<70% valid wear days for the Fitbit and activPal)
• • Anyone who will not discontinue the use of their own personal smartwatch during the training period.
• • Anyone who scores below 19 on the MoCA-B would not be randomized after the Run-in Calibration Period.
• • Note: The eligibility criteria are deliberately incomplete to preserve the scientific integrity of the study. These details will be added after study closure.