America Walks: An Observational Study of Walking Behavior Based on Passive Step Tracking
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Healthy Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 1/14/2017 |
| Start Date: | February 2016 |
| End Date: | December 2016 |
America Walks: An Observational Study of Walking Behavior Based on Passive Step Tracking Using a Mobile Phone Application
America Walks is an observational research study to determine walking behavior of
individuals in the United States. The entire study will be conducted virtually by requiring
participants to download a mobile phone application (App), The App will leverage the mobile
phone's step count sensor technology to automatically determine participants' daily walking
activity. Participation is voluntary. Participants can choose not to participate or choose
to participate and then stop participating. Participants decision will not result in any
penalty or loss of benefits to which they are entitled.
individuals in the United States. The entire study will be conducted virtually by requiring
participants to download a mobile phone application (App), The App will leverage the mobile
phone's step count sensor technology to automatically determine participants' daily walking
activity. Participation is voluntary. Participants can choose not to participate or choose
to participate and then stop participating. Participants decision will not result in any
penalty or loss of benefits to which they are entitled.
This will be the first study to measure walking activity using mobile phones. It is well
known that physical activity can promote well-being and help prevent several chronic
diseases. It is recommended that an individual should do moderate to vigorous walking for 30
minutes or walk approximately 10,000 steps everyday. Several studies have reported measuring
walking activity using self-reported surveys, or pedometers in samples ranging from a dozen
to a couple of thousand participants. However these studies have largely required
participants to enter their walking data manually, either from memory or from pedometer
recordings.
With the rapid availability of activity sensors embedded in smart-phones (such as Apple's
iPhone version 5S and up and several Google's Android phone models), it is now possible to
track physical activity data passively from the end-user and do so for longer durations as
individuals have increasingly begun to use their Phones as a continuous device of use.
known that physical activity can promote well-being and help prevent several chronic
diseases. It is recommended that an individual should do moderate to vigorous walking for 30
minutes or walk approximately 10,000 steps everyday. Several studies have reported measuring
walking activity using self-reported surveys, or pedometers in samples ranging from a dozen
to a couple of thousand participants. However these studies have largely required
participants to enter their walking data manually, either from memory or from pedometer
recordings.
With the rapid availability of activity sensors embedded in smart-phones (such as Apple's
iPhone version 5S and up and several Google's Android phone models), it is now possible to
track physical activity data passively from the end-user and do so for longer durations as
individuals have increasingly begun to use their Phones as a continuous device of use.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be at-least 18 years old (self -reported)
- Must reside in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia); this will
be self reported by the participant by entering a zip code which will be checked for
valid US zip codes.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Does not have a device that supports Apple HealthKit (iPhone 5s or above) or doesn't
not have an Android phone with step count sensors
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