scholarly journals Mobile Health Intervention Promoting Physical Activity in Adults Post Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

10.2196/20468 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda G. Park ◽  
Abdelaziz Elnaggar ◽  
Sei J. Lee ◽  
Stephanie Merek ◽  
Thomas J. Hoffmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

scholarly journals A Guided Internet-Based Problem-Solving Intervention Delivered Through Smartphones for Secondary School Pupils During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

10.2196/30339 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e30339
Author(s):  
Pattie P Gonsalves ◽  
Rhea Sharma ◽  
Eleanor Hodgson ◽  
Bhargav Bhat ◽  
Abhijeet Jambhale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Sample Size Calculation ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Mental Health Intervention ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Background “POD Adventures” is a gamified mental health intervention delivered via a smartphone app and supported by counsellors for a target population of secondary school students in India. This paper describes the protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of a remotely delivered version of the intervention in the context of COVID-19 restrictions. Objective Our objectives are to assess the feasibility of research procedures and intervention delivery and to generate preliminary estimates of the effectiveness of the intervention to inform the sample size calculation of a full-scale trial. Methods We will conduct a parallel, 2-arm, individually randomized pilot controlled trial in 11 secondary schools in Goa, India. This pilot trial aims to recruit 70 participants with a felt need for psychological support. Participants will receive either the POD Adventures intervention delivered over 4 weeks or usual care comprising information about local mental health services and national helplines. Outcomes will be assessed at two timepoints: baseline and 6 weeks post randomization. Results The first participant was enrolled on January 28, 2021, and 6-week assessment completed on April 4, 2021. Owing to a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, schools in Goa were closed on April 22, 2021. Trial participants are currently receiving the intervention or completing follow-up assessments. Conclusions This pilot trial will help understand the feasibility of implementing and evaluating a remotely delivered digital mental health intervention in a low-resource setting. Our findings will be used to design future trials that can address difficulties of accessing psychosocial support in-person and support wider efforts to scale up evidence-based mental health interventions for young people. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04672486; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04672486 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/30339

scholarly journals Effects of a Mobile Health Intervention to Promote HIV Self-testing with MSM in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 3129-3139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofang Zhu ◽  
Wenhan Zhang ◽  
Don Operario ◽  
Yue Zhao ◽  
Anxia Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Self Testing

scholarly journals A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guided Self-Help for Overweight and Obese Adults High in Weight Self-Stigma

2020 ◽  
pp. 014544552097511
Author(s):  
Sarah Potts ◽  
Jennifer Krafft ◽  
Michael E. Levin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Weight self-stigma, in which individuals internalize stigmatizing messages about weight, is a prevalent problem that contributes to poor quality of life and health. This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) guided self-help using The Diet Trap for 55 overweight/obese adults high in weight self-stigma. Participants were randomized to the ACT self-help book plus phone coaching (GSH-P; n = 17), self-help book plus email prompts only (GSH-E; n = 20), or a waitlist condition ( n = 18), with online self-report assessments at baseline and posttreatment (8 weeks later). Participants reported high satisfaction ratings and engagement with the ACT self-help book, with no differences between GSH-P and GSH-E. Both GSH-P and GSH-E improved weight self-stigma relative to waitlist with large effect sizes. There were mixed findings for health outcomes. The GSH-P condition improved more on healthy eating behaviors and general physical activity, but neither ACT condition improved more than waitlist on self-reported body mass index, emotional eating, and a second measure of physical activity. Results suggest an ACT self-help book with email prompts can reduce weight self-stigma and potentially improve some health behavior outcomes. Phone coaching may provide additional benefits for generalizing ACT to diet and physical activity.

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