Clinical trial NCT04865666: Examining the Real-World Effectiveness of the Movr App
Official title: Examining the Real-World Effectiveness of the Movr mHealth Application: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy
Keywords: mHealth
functional movement
flexibility
strength
cardiovascular fitness
Lead sponsor: University of British Columbia
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Mitacs
name: Lululemon Athletica
First posted: 2021-04-29
Enrollment: 48
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The objective of this 8-week pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial was to examine the real-world impact of movr on functional movement, flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness.

Detailed description: Thousands of mobile apps available for download are geared towards health and fitness, yet limited research has evaluated the real-world effectiveness of such apps. The movr app is an mHealth app designed to enhance physical functioning by prescribing functional movement training based on individualized movement assessments. movr's influence on functional movement and physical fitness (flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness) has not yet been established empirically. Thus, the objective of this 8-week pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial was to examine the real-world impact of movr on functional movement, flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular fitness.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Ages 18 to 50 years
* Ability to read and write English
* Owned a mobile device that could download applications from the App Store or Google Play

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previously used the movr app
* Had any contraindications to exercise based on the Get Active Questionnaire

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline in functional movement screen (FMS) at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline in flexibility at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline in muscular endurance at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline in handgrip strength at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline in lower body power at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline in cardiovascular fitness at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Changes from baseline in health locus of control at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Changes from baseline in perceptions of health at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Changes from baseline in physical activity enjoyment at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Changes from baseline in well-being, enjoyment, satisfaction with physical functioning at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8-week follow-up
measure: Semi-structured interviews completed at baseline and 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
Other outcomes:
measure: Changes from baseline in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Anthropometric measures completed at baseline and 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 8-week follow-up
measure: Changes from baseline in movr Movement Assessment scores at 4- and 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline, and 4- and 8-week follow-up
measure: movr app usage data measured across 8-week study period and over 8-12-week voluntary follow-up
timeFrame: Across 8 week study period and over 8-12 week voluntary app usage period
measure: movr app usability and acceptability measured at 8-week follow-up
timeFrame: 8-week follow-up
Locations:
city: Kelowna
country: Canada
facility: Diabetes Prevention Research Group Laboratory
state: British Columbia
Study officials:
affiliation: University of British Columbia
name: Mary E Jung, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Stork MJ, Bell EG, Jung ME. Examining the Impact of a Mobile Health App on Functional Movement and Physical Fitness: Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021 May 28;9(5):e24076. doi: 10.2196/24076.