Increasing physical activity in hospitalized patients using digital nudges

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This multicentre intervention aims to address the issue of sedentary behavior among medical inpatients, which can lead to functional decline. The study will involve 400 patients from hospitals in Copenhagen, Aalborg, Tórshavn, and Nuuk, who will receive digital feedback and nudging to encourage increased physical activity. The primary outcome will be the daily average time spent in physical activity, measured in minutes. By utilizing a stepped-wedge cluster randomized design, the study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of this digital intervention in promoting movement among hospitalized patients.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Admitted to one of the participating wards
* Has understood and signed informed consent
* Reads and understands Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic or English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Has an expected hospitalisation less than 24 hours after potential recruitment
* Is not able to give informed consent to participate in the study
* Has allergy towards band aid
* Not able to (shortly) stand in an upright position even with maximal assistance
* There are contraindications for the patient to mobilise or be physically active due to unstabilized acute medical conditions, including, but not limited to, acute aortic dissection, -myocardial infarction, -pulmonary embolism, -sepsis.
* There are ethical concerns regarding the patients' participation in the study, including, but not limited to, the patient being:

  * In the terminal phase of life
  * In a crisis state regarding their disease/situation and deemed unfit for participation

To ensure medically responsible inclusion of patients, the project personnel will consult and confer with the treatment responsible medical doctor, or their delegate, before including a potential participant for the trial.

Where it's running

• Bispebjerg Hospital
  Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark Recruiting
• Aalborg University Hospital
  Hobro, North Denmark, Denmark Recruiting
• National Hospital
  Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Recruiting
• Queen Ingrids Hospital
  Nuuk, Greenland Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Christian H Dall, Associate professor, PhD — Bispebjerg Hospital
• Study coordinator: Durita V Gunnarsson, PhD student, MSc.
• Email: durita.videroe.gunnarsson@regionh.dk
• Phone: +45 26472857

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.