Mobile health game to boost physical activity for heart health
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study uses a smartphone app with game-like features to help you become more active over several months. Researchers want to see if this approach can improve heart health and lower risk factors for heart disease in university students and employees like you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You are a university student or employee (faculty, staff, or similar).
- You are willing to give your consent to join the study.
- You do not have any health problems that might make it unsafe to exercise.
- You are not already very highly active (less than 3000 MET-minutes per week on the IPAQ questionnaire).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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