About this trial
The main purpose of this project is to promote physical activity in patients with osteoarthritis. More specifically, this study aims to test the acceptability of an app to promote physical activity in the target population, and consequently the feasibility of such an approach.
A mobile phone application - namely PIANISSIMO - will be developed specifically for this project. It aims to spread knowledge on the benefits of physical activity and collect data on how this knowledge can induce behavior changes toward a more physically active lifestyle.
The intervention is delivered via the app, which will send daily notifications on physical activity and sedentary behavior, and ask the participants to set their weekly goal (i.e., daily steps). The app will also collect daily steps count and ask the participant to fill in questionnaire on pain once a week.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Osteoarthritis patients, living or working in Luxembourg
Signed informed consent form
Adequate understanding of one of the study languages (English, French, or German)
Stated willingness to comply with the study procedure consisting in completing the surveys and the digital physical activity intervention
Disqualifiers
Rheumatoid arthritis
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Physical activity promotion
BehavioralThe intervention will be delivered through a phone application: each week, the participant will define a new daily step goal for the following week. Then he/she will receive daily notifications (except Sundays) about physical activity, sedentary behavior and their consequences on general health and osteoarthritis specifically. These notifications are designed to promote physical activity in this specific population.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Weekly number of connections to the application over time
Adherence to the intervention will first be evaluated by the number of connections to the application for any reason.
Response rate to the weekly questionnaires over time
Adherence to the intervention will also be evaluated by the the response rate to the questionnaires (pain questionnaires and goal settings).
Secondary outcomes
Evolution of physical activity metrics
evolution of steps/day in response to the physical activity promotion intervention
influence of pain on physical activity practice
evolution of daily steps over the week following the pain report
influence of physical activity on pain report
record of daily steps over the week before the pain report
Other outcomes
long-term evolution of daily steps
evolution of steps/day after the end of the physical activity promotion intervention
Sponsors and contacts
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Luxembourg Institute of Health
Lead sponsor
Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande Duchesse Charlotte
Collaborator