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Intervention to Improve 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in University Students

NCT07393698 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-02-06

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Summary

This study examined whether a personalized, WeChat-based behavioural intervention could help improve how university students allocate their time across daily movement behaviours, including physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep.

University students were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group received individualized guidance, feedback, and behaviour-change support delivered through WeChat. The intervention was designed to help participants develop more balanced daily movement behaviour patterns within a 24-hour day. Participants in the control group continued their usual routines without receiving intervention materials.

The primary outcome of the study was the time-use composition of 24-hour movement behaviours, reflecting how daily time was distributed across physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep. Psychological factors related to behaviour regulation, such as motivation, planning, and habit, were also assessed.

The results of this study aim to inform the development of theory-informed, personalized digital interventions that support healthier daily movement behaviour patterns among university students.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Sedentary Behaviour
  • Sleep

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Personalized Online Behavioral Intervention

The intervention consisted of a personalized, online behavioural program delivered via WeChat, in order to support more optimal allocation of daily time across physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep within a finite 24-hour day. Intervention content was individualized based on each participant's baseline 24-hour movement behaviour profile. Personalized feedback and guidance were based on the Multi-Process Action Control (M-PAC) framework. participants in the intervention group were invited to attend weekly 30-minute offline group jogging sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • South China Normal University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ru ZHANG · South China Normal University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-15
Primary Completion
2024-04-30
Completion
2024-04-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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