The Development and Testing of an Electronic Tool to Measure Physical Activity in Domestic Settings

Completed

Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to develop a tool that can more accurately assess the intensity and kind of physical activity that a person performs. The experimental tool, which will use a mobile computing device as a way of automatically identifying when a certain activity is being performed and at what intensity, will be tested against a self reported paper diary of activities performed on a day to day basis. It is hoped that this study will increase understanding of the health benefits of certain types of physical activity performed in the home.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00207181

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

40

Starts

2005-05-01

Expected to finish

2007-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-07-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• To be eligible, a person will need to be:
• A full-time employee in one of the two BMC hospital departments, or a house cleaner who is not employed by BMC
• At least 18 years of age
• Performing regular duties at the time of their participation (not on reduced duties due to illness, injury, disability, etc.)
• Have a resting HR>50 and <120 bpm
• Not be taking medication that can alter HR at rest or exercise (e.g. beta-blockers)
• Able to understand spoken and written English
• Not excluded from participation by their manager for disciplinary or other reasons.

You may not qualify if…

• To be excluded, a person will be any of the following:
• Part-time employee of the two BMC hospital departments,or a house cleaner who is not employed by BMC
• Less than 18 years of age
• Unable to perform full regular duties due to illness, injury, disability, etc.
• Have >120 bpm and resting HR<50
• Taking medication that can alter HR at rest or exercise (e.g. beta-blockers)
• Unable to understand spoken and written English
• Excluded from participation by their manager for disciplinary or other reasons.

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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