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Registration number
ACTRN12611000157976
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
7/02/2011
Date registered
9/02/2011
Date last updated
19/04/2016
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
WALK 2.0: Using Web 2.0 applications to promote health related physical activity
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Scientific title
Investigating the effect of a Web 2.0 physical activity intervention on physical activity levels in low activity older adults: A randomised controlled trial.
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1119-1755
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Trial acronym
WALK 2.0
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Physical inactivity
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Condition category
Condition code
Public Health
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Health promotion/education
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
To determine the relative efficacy of web 2.0 in comparison to existing internet based interventions, the trial will consist of two intervention groups. Participants in both of these groups will receive a pedometer to monitor and record their daily coincidental physical activity regimen for the duration of the trial (eighteen months). The primary intervention group will receive access to an interactive website with web 2.0 content including streams, social media connectivity and other innovative content. 168 participants will be recruited to this group. The comparative intervention group will receive access to an existing website without web 2.0 content. Participants will be able to contribute to forums and record their steps to the website, but will not have access to social media or innovative content. 168 participants will be recruited to this group. Participants will be able to access the website allocated to their intervention group for the duration of the project. Time spent interacting with the website is self selected and internet engagement (number of hits, session duration) will be monitored and, combined with self reported physical activity patterns, used to support the utility of the site in promoting physical activity. Objective outcome measures (Weight, BMI and Physical activity) will be collected three times over the course of the study (3 months, 12 months and 18 months). To assess physical activity objectively, participants will be asked to wear an activity monitor during waking hours for 5 days during the outcome measurements. Upon completing recruitment for the RCT, an Ecological trial of the websites will be conducted in 2890 voluntary participants. This study will test the recruitment and retention capabilities of the two interventions and the effect on physical activity levels and has been registered separately.
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Intervention code [1]
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Behaviour
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Intervention code [2]
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Lifestyle
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Comparator / control treatment
Participants will receive a pedometer but will not have access to online content. Controls will be encouraged to use the pedometer to monitor and record daily incidental physical activity for the duration of the trial (eighteen months). Objective outcome measures (Weight, BMI and Physical activity regimen) will be collected three times over the course of the study (3 months, 12 months and 18 months). To assess physical activity, participants will be asked to wear an activity monitor during waking hours for 5 days.
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Control group
Active
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Average daily step count. Measured over five days with an activity monitor (Actigraph GT3X)
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Baseline, 3 Months, 12 months and 18 months
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Primary outcome [2]
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Anthropometric data (Height, weight, BMI, waist circumference)
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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Baseline, 3 Months, 12 months and 18 months
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Website engagement (number of visits, duration of visits)
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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at user login
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Volunteers will be eligible to participate in the study if:
1) they are ambulatory
2) they are able to read and/or speak English
3) live in the Rockhampton or Campbelltown local government area
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
Volunteers will be excluded from participating in the study if: 1) they are engaged in more than 150 minutes of moderate physical activity on 5 or more days of the week.
2) they are under 18 years of age
3) they do not successfully complete the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and gain medical clearance
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Educational / counselling / training
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Other design features
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Phase
Not Applicable
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Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/07/2011
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Actual
26/03/2012
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
22/07/2013
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Date of last data collection
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Sample size
Target
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Accrual to date
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Final
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD
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Recruitment postcode(s) [1]
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2560
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Recruitment postcode(s) [2]
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2570
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Recruitment postcode(s) [3]
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4700
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Government body
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Name [1]
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National Health and Medical research council
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Address [1]
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National Health and Medical Research Council
GPO Box 1421
Canberra ACT 2601
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
University
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Name
Western Sydney University
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Address
School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
Western Sydney University
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith
NSW
2751
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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University
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Name [1]
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CQUniversity
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Address [1]
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Institute for Health and Social Science Research
CQUniversity
Rockhampton
Queensland
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Other collaborator category [1]
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Government body
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Name [1]
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Queensland Health
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Address [1]
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GPO Box 48
Brisbane
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Western Sydney University Human Research Ethics committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Human Ethics Officer Western Sydney University Locked Bag 1797 Penrith NSW 2751
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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04/11/2010
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Approval date [1]
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06/12/2010
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Ethics approval number [1]
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H8767
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Ethics committee name [2]
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CQUniversity Human Research Ethics committee
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Ethics committee address [2]
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Office of Research CQUniversity CQ Mail Centre Rockhampton QLD 4702
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Ethics committee country [2]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [2]
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31/01/2011
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Approval date [2]
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04/02/2011
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Ethics approval number [2]
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H11/01-005
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Summary
Brief summary
More than half of the Australian population do not meet the levels of physical activity recommended to achieve health benefits. The Internet has become an increasingly important communication tool and Internet based physical activity interventions which include innovative technology have the potential to reach large groups of individuals and contribute to the promotion of physical activity and behaviour change. Each year there is a proliferation of health-related and health-promotion websites, yet virtually no work has been done to study the utility and effectiveness of these population-targeted websites. This study will develop a website featuring Web 2.0 applications and evaluate the efficacy and utility of the website to promote physical activity in comparison to a conventional (Web 1.0) physical activity promotion website and a control group. The study will initially test the efficacy of the intervention in this randomised control trial (RCT). The RCT will investigate the efficacy, adherence and behaviour change in a rigorous, controlled setting with high internal validity. Following the commencement of the RCT and an ecological trial (ET) will commence. The ET takes advantage of the unique 'real world' sample available to the research team through the existing 10,000 Steps website to evaluate engagement by users from the broader community. The ecological trial will be registered separately. We expect that the current proposal will provide an increased understanding of the benefits of newer web-based technologies and applications in engaging and retaining participants on web-based physical activity promotion sites. This work has the potential to improve health outcomes from increased engagement/retention in physical activity.
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Trial related presentations / publications
Rosenkranz RR, Duncan MJ, Caperchione CM, et al. Validity of the Stages of Change in Steps instrument (SoC-Step) for achieving the physical activity goal of 10,000 steps per day. 2015;15:1197. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2539-y Vandelanotte C, Stanton R, Rebar AL, et al. Physical activity screening to recruit inactive randomized controlled trial participants: how much is too much? Trials 2015;16(1):446. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0976-7 Caperchione CM, Duncan MJ, Rosenkranz RR, et al. Recruitment, screening, and baseline participant characteristics in the WALK 2.0 study: A randomized controlled trial using Web 2.0 applications to promote physical activity. 2016;2:25-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2015.12.004
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Prof Gregory Kolt
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Address
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School of Science and Health
Western Sydney University
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith NSW 2751
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61246203747
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Fax
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+61246203710
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Email
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g.kolt@westernsydney.edu.au
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Contact person for public queries
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Gregory Kolt
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School of Science and Health
Western Sydney University
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Contact person for scientific queries
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Professor Gregory Kolt
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Address
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School of Science and Health
Western Sydney University
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Australia
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Year of Publication
DOI
Embase
Physical activity screening to recruit inactive randomized controlled trial participants: How much is too much?.
2015
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0976-7
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Validity of the Stages of Change in Steps instrument (SoC-Step) for achieving the physical activity goal of 10,000 steps per day.
2015
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2539-y
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Recruitment, screening, and baseline participant characteristics in the WALK 2.0 study: A randomized controlled trial using web 2.0 applications to promote physical activity.
2016
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2015.12.004
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Associations between quality of life and duration and frequency of physical activity and sedentary behaviour: Baseline findings from the WALK 2.0 randomised controlled trial.
2017
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180072
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The effectiveness of a web 2.0 physical activity intervention in older adults - a randomised controlled trial.
2018
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-017-0641-5
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