All participants from Phase 3 of the Fenland Study who agreed to be re-approached for future research are eligible for the Fenland Remote Assessment Study.
There is no clinical visit for this phase of the study. All the measurements can be done from home using a wearable smartwatch, smartphone apps and web forms. Smartwatches are posted to participants’ address but it is also possible to take part using one’s own smartwatch. The aim is to enhance the information about health behaviours and exposures through remote assessment of physical activity, diet, fitness and body composition and their environmental context in free-living over a 6-month period.
Information for participants
This phase of the study does not use the bespoke Fenland Study app. The smartphone apps used for this phase of the study are freely available on the Apple store for IOS and Play store for Android. It is therefore possible for friends and family to try out some of the measurements, although these would not be part of the Fenland Study per se.
- Participant Information Sheet (PDF)
- Fenland Remote – your participation at a glance (PDF)
- Sample consent form (PDF)
- Pixel watch (video)
- BreathNow smartphone app
- How to start a location tracking assessment (video)
- How to share movement data on your smartphone
- How to do a step test
- How to do a step test (not using BreathNow app) – link to sound file (and maybe a video)
- Self-selected exercise
- How to assess 3D body shape (smartphone app)
- How to report diet
- FAQ (PDF)
- Fenland privacy statement (PDF)
- LAVA tool privacy statement