ManUp Gladstone Project: an Internet and Mobile Phone Delivered Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention.
Efficacy Testing of an Internet and Mobile Phone Delivered Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention for Men aged 35-54 years.
CQUniversity Australia
504 participants
Oct 25, 2010
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
ManUp is a physical activity and healthy eating project for men and is conducted in the Gladstone region. In this project we will use the Internet to help men to achieve their physical activity and healthy eating goals and challenges.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Participants will be screened by a member of the research team either in person, phone conversation or electronic communication and meet the following criteria to be included in the study.
- Male
- Aged 35-54 years
- Own a mobile phone
- Have regular access to the internet
- Not have a condition where physical activity is contraindicated
- Have completed a pre-exercise screening assessment and have a low or moderate risk for exercise related complications, or if high risk have approval from medical professional to participate in exercise. (http://sma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/new_pre_screening.pdf)
- Participants will be deemed healthy volunteers by completing the pre-exercise screening assessment.
Exclusion Criteria5
- Female
- Outside of 35-54 year age bracket
- Without a mobile phone
- Without regular access to the internet
- Have a condition where physical activity is contraindicated
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Interventions
Participants will be recruited and randomised into two intervention groups with the help of various partner organisations that form part of the community consortium and local media. The two intervention groups will consist of the 'Control' group and the 'IT' (Information Technology) group. The 'Control' group will receive a print logbook with all ManUp intervention material. Participants in the 'IT' Group will be provided with access to both the website and the mobile phone application. Participants are not required to have a mobile phone that is compatible with the application that we have developed, however in that case they will not be able to access this 'extra' component of the intervention. Participants with access to the IT group will receive regular challenge progress emails and SMS. Dependant on the length of challenges that participants choose, they will either receive an email/SMS weekly or fortnightly. Challenges opt from three to twelve weeks in length, and participants can complete as many challenges as they like during the duration of the project.
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ACTRN12611000081910