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Using Smartphones to Improve Physical Activity for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

This study is testing if a smartphone-based program can help people with spinal cord injury (SCI) be more physically active. It compares a web-based physical activity program (WI program) to the WI program combined with a "just-in-time adaptive intervention" (JITAI). The JITAI uses your smartphone to give you personalized goals and messages about physical activity throughout the day. Researchers want to see if adding the JITAI makes people more active than just using the WI program alone. You might be able to join if you are 18-75 years old, have had an SCI for at least 6 months, use a wheelchair, and can use your arms to exercise. The study aims to measure changes in your moderate-intensity physical activity levels over 16 to 24 weeks. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 196 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the WI program or the WI program combined with JITAI.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your physical activity levels will be measured at the beginning (week 2), at the end of the WI program (week 16), and for sustainability (week 24).

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NCT05317832

Using Smartphones to Improve Physical Activity Levels of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 18–75InterventionalPrevention
Temple University
~196 participants
Updated 2026-06-24 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:WI programWI Program ReminderJITAI Goal SettingJITAI physical activity messageNotification EMAEnd of day EMA

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activity
Measured over Baseline (week 2) and WI Program (week 16)
+7 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Pennsylvania1

Study leadership

  • Shivayogi V Hiremath, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Temple University

Who to contact

Shivayogi V Hiremath, PhD
[email protected]
2152040496
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

18-75 years of age
have a traumatic or non-traumatic SCI (classification of neurological level of injury at cervical level 5 (C5) and below)
are at least 6-months post-SCI
use a manual or a power wheelchair as their primary means of mobility (\>80% of time)
can use their arms to exercise
show readiness to physical activity as assessed by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
have experience using a smartphone and smartwatch.

Exclusion

any secondary complications that medically restrict their activity in any way such as cardiovascular disease, pressure injuries, contractures, and infections
are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury.

What this trial measures

  • Change in moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activityBaseline (week 2) and WI Program (week 16)

    The change in average duration of moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activity, measured via mobile-health sensor (smartwatch that is part of the just-in-time adaptive intervention system - JITAI), between baseline and WI program.

  • Change in moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activityBaseline (week 2) and physical activity sustainability (week 24)

    The change in average duration of moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activity, measured via mobile-health sensor (smartwatch that is part of the just-in-time adaptive intervention system - JITAI), between baseline and physical activity sustainability.

  • Self-reported change in moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activityBaseline (week 2) and WI Program (week 16)

    The change in average duration of moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activity, measured via Physical Activity Recall Assessment for People with Spinal Cord injury (PARA-SCI) survey, between baseline and WI program.

  • Self-reported change in moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activityBaseline (week 2) and physical activity sustainability (week 24)

    The change in average duration of moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activity, measured via Physical Activity Recall Assessment for People with Spinal Cord injury (PARA-SCI) survey, between baseline and physical activity sustainability.

  • Self-reported change in moderate-intensity (or higher) leisure time physical activityBaseline (week 2) and WI program (week 16)

    The change in average duration of moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activity, measured via Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire for People with SCI (LTPAQ-SCI) survey, between baseline and WI program.

  • Self-reported change in moderate-intensity (or higher) leisure time physical activityBaseline (week 2) and physical activity sustainability (week 24)

    The change in average duration of moderate-intensity (or higher) physical activity, measured via Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire for People with SCI (LTPAQ-SCI) survey, between baseline and physical activity sustainability.

  • Change in proximal physical activityWI Program (week 2) and WI Program (week 16)

    The primary analysis for this study will address the question of whether, on average, the feedback and physical activity recommendations from JITAI will have a proximal effect on minutes of physical activity performed over the next 120 minutes during the WI program among those who are available at the previous randomization decision point.

  • Change in proximal physical activityPhysical activity sustainability (week 17) and Physical activity sustainability (week 24)

    The primary analysis for this study will address the question of whether, on average, the feedback and physical activity recommendations from JITAI will have a proximal effect on minutes of physical activity performed over the next 120 minutes during the physical activity sustainability among those who are available at the previous randomization decision point.