Fit Physicians: Use of Activity Monitors and Activity Integration Program in First Year Medical Students

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Using FitBit activity monitors, physical activity levels will be monitored in first year medical students. Body Composition will be measured as well.

Detailed Description
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Using fitness trackers and exercise testing, it will determine if participating in a novel program that incorporates wellness into the academic term will improve fitness. An estimate, 120 students will enroll in this study. Men and women aged 18-55 years of age that are just entering medical school. Students who are currently pregnant will not be allowed to participate in this study. Participation will involve 2 visits at the start of the academic school year, and two visits at the end of the academic school year. These visits will entail you undergoing a body composition scan measured by an duel energy x-ray absorptiometry (iDEXA) machine. The scan takes approximately 15 minutes. Subjects may be asked to perform an exercise stress test on a treadmill. The exercise test is approximately 40 minutes. Subjects may be asked to participate in a fitness program 2x a week, and may be asked to wear a Fitbit Flex™ activity tracker on the wrist for the duration of the school year. Investigators will be accessing academic grades to use for statistical purposes only. Subject names will never be given to any other party other than the investigators involved.

Official Title
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Fit Physicians: A Novel Physical Activity Integration Program to Improve Fitness and Activity in Medical Students: A Randomized Pilot Study

Conditions
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Motor Activity, Body Weight Changes

Intervention / Treatment
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* Radiation: iDEXA Scan
* Other: Wellness Lectures
* Other: Exercise intervention
* Other: Activity monitor


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: First year medical students Must have smartphone Exclusion Criteria: Medical conditions that prohibit exercise pregnancy

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 55 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Fit Physician Group<br>Subjects will receive activity monitor and will be required to attend monthly wellness lectures and weekly exercise intervention. Every subject will undergo an iDEXA scan to measure body mass composition | Radiation: iDEXA Scan<br>* Subjects will receive pre study and post study scans to assess body mass composition<br>Other: Wellness Lectures<br>* Subjects in the Fit Physician Arm will be required to attend monthly wellness lectures<br>Other: Exercise intervention<br>* Subjects in the Fit Physician Arm will be required to attend weekly exercise interventions<br>Other: Activity monitor<br>* Subjects in the Fit physician arm and the activity monitor arm will receive activity monitors to assess their activity level throughout the academic year<br>|
| Active Comparator: Activity Monitor Only Group<br>Subjects will receive an activity monitor without any intervention Every subject will undergo an iDEXA scan to measure body mass composition ) | Radiation: iDEXA Scan<br>* Subjects will receive pre study and post study scans to assess body mass composition<br>Other: Activity monitor<br>* Subjects in the Fit physician arm and the activity monitor arm will receive activity monitors to assess their activity level throughout the academic year<br>|
| Other: Control Group<br>Subjects will not an activity monitor nor will they receive any intervention Every subject will undergo an iDEXA scan to measure body mass composition | Radiation: iDEXA Scan<br>* Subjects will receive pre study and post study scans to assess body mass composition<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Steps per day measured daily by FitBit Flex |  | 10 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Body Mass Composition assessed by iDEXA scan |  | 10 months | 
| Academic Performance assessed by numeric grade point average |  | 10 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Medical student, Activity Monitor, Medical school, Fitness