Oliver Einsle
On the Shoulders of Giants-Reaching for Nitrogenase
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
physical activity selfmonitoring important children type 1 diabetes mellitus t1dm unclear whether interventions delivered online feasible acceptable patients efficacious aim assess feasibility acceptability internetbased physical activity selfmonitoring programme children t1dm randomised controlled trial rct evaluate efficacy total 49 children aged 912 t1dm randomly assigned usual care interactive intervention group combining website stakd polaractive activity watch paw polar electro uk ltd alongside usual care participants completed selfreport measures health selfefficacy physical activity baseline t0 eight weeks t1 six months t2 also wore paw measure physical activity one week end t0 t1 t2 intervention participants interviewed experiences t2 explanatory variables examined using multilevel modelling examination change scores 95 confidence intervals pvalues alpha set 095 descriptive analysis undertaken endofstudy questionnaire qualitative analysis followed framework approach completion rates selfreport items objective physical activity data 85 majority measures hba1c data obtained 100 participants although complete clinical data available 633 635 participants data collection timepoint recruitment data collection processes reported acceptable participants healthcare professionals selfreported sedentary behaviour 228 p004 95 ci440 016 p 004 dppc2 072 parentreported physical health child 615 p001 95ci175 1055 p 001 dppc2 075 improved eight weeks intervention group trial design feasible acceptable participants healthcare providers intervention engagement low technical challenges evident online activity watch elements although enjoyment high among users reported outcome improvements observed 8 weeks sustained isrctn 48994721 prospectively registered date registration 28092016