Wearable devices and behavior support to improve nurses' activity, sleep, stress, and body composition.
Official title: Effects of Wearable Devices Initiates Behavioral Change Intervention on Body Composition, Physical Activity, Sleep Quality and Stress of Nurses in Hospital Working Place: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Run by Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH) · NCT06814886 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will try giving hospital nurses a Fitbit and smartphone-based behavior support for 12 weeks to see if it improves body composition, physical activity, sleep quality, and stress.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 20 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 120 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH) Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Taipei, Taiwan) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | May 1, 2025 |
| Main results expected | January 31, 2027 |
| Study ends | March 1, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | June 24, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT06814886 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are licensed nurses aged 20 or older who work in a clinical setting at the enrolling hospital, own a compatible smartphone, can sync it with a Fitbit Charge 6, and are willing to join the study's LINE group.
✕Probably not a fit
Nurses who are already highly active, enrolled in other health-promotion programs, pregnant, without a smartphone, or unable to use the compatible app are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This is a randomized controlled trial enrolling 120 licensed nurses working in a hospital who will be assigned to either a 12-week wearable-device–initiated behavioral intervention or a comparison group without the intervention. The intervention uses the Fitbit Charge 6 synchronized with a mobile app and participation in a LINE group to prompt activity and sleep-related behavior changes. Primary outcomes include changes in body composition, objectively measured physical activity, sleep quality, and self-reported stress over the 12-week period. Data will be compared between groups to determine whether the wearable-plus-app approach leads to measurable improvements.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the intervention could help nurses increase daily activity, improve sleep, and reduce stress, potentially lowering their long-term risk of chronic disease.
How similar studies have gone: Previous wearable-plus-app interventions in general and clinical populations have shown modest, sometimes mixed, improvements in physical activity and sleep, so this approach has some supportive but not definitive precedent.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals who give informed consent for this study and are 20 years old or older. * Those who own a smartphone and are willing to join the study's LINE group. * Individuals whose mobile application (APP) can synchronize with the Fitbit Charge 6 wearable device. * Nurses who hold a nursing license and are working in a clinical setting. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals unable to provide informed consent for this study and are younger than 20 years old. * Those who do not own a smartphone. * Individuals who do not have a nursing license or are not employed in a clinical setting as a nurse. * Participants who are already involved in other health promotion or exercise training studies. * Nurses who are currently pregnant.
Where it's running
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Tri-Service General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: YIPANG LO, PhD candidate
- Email: winfly1017@hotmail.com
- Phone: 886-988-082940
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.