CompletedNot Applicable

Mi Band Step Challenge to Improve Body Composition in Overweight University Students

49 participantsStarted 2016-09-29

Plain-language summary

This is an eight-month research project using one group pretest-midst-posttest design. This study is based on self-efficacy and self-regulation of Social Cognitive Theory. The investigators will recruit 50 university students with a body mass index of 24 kg/m2 or above at one university campus. Participation is completely voluntary. After pretesting, a 12-week "Mi Band Step Challenge" will be launched immediately. Participants will be assessed with the validated instruments of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)-Taiwan short-form, Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ), self-efficacy and self-regulation questionnaires. Mi Band activity trackers will be used to monitor step counts. An ioi 353 body composition analyzer will be used to assess body composition. Data will be analyzed using generalized estimating equation (GEE). The expected outcomes of this study include: (1) "Mi Band Step Challenge" will be developed based on the theory, which is expected to be effective. If this is true, the intervention can be packaged and applied at different types of colleges and universities with overweight students. (2) "Mi Band Step Challenge" has the potential to be used for the reference of the healthy weight - physical activity, which is embedded in the School Health Promotion Program executed by the Ministry of Education. (3) The result of this study can serve as an example for the promotion of evidence-based health care.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 30 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * University students with a body mass index of 24 kg/m2 or above at one university campus. * No physical limitations that would prevent them from performing physical activity. * Not currently pregnant women. * Having a smart phone that would allow them to connect to a Mi Band. Exclusion Criteria: * The university student who expects to be absent for more than 2 weeks or expects a suspension or transferring to another school during the implementation of the intervention.

What they're measuring

Weight

Timeframe: Change from baseline weight at 6 weeks and 12 weeks

Waist circumference (WC)

Timeframe: Change from baseline waist circumference at 6 weeks and 12 weeks

Soft lean mass (SLM)

Timeframe: Change from baseline soft lean mass at 6 weeks and 12 weeks

Mass of body fat (MBF)

Timeframe: Change from baseline mass of body fat at 6 weeks and 12 weeks

Percent body fat (PBF)

Timeframe: Change from baseline percent body fat at 6 weeks and 12 weeks

Body mass index (BMI)

Timeframe: Change from baseline body mass index at 6 weeks and 12 weeks

Waist to hip ratio (WHR)

Timeframe: Change from baseline waist to hip ratio at 6 weeks and 12 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02893566

SponsorChina Medical University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-01-05

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