COVFIT Research Study

The COVFIT study:

The goal of this study is to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult physical activity in Canada.

This research is being conducted by Shelby Sturrock (Epidemiology PhD Candidate, University of Toronto), Dr. Dionne Gesink (University of Toronto) and Dr. Daniel Fuller (University of Saskatchewan).

You may use this app to participate in the COVFIT Research Study.

When you launch the COVFIT Research Study app, we will tell you all about the data that we will collect and how it will be handled. Then we will ask for your consent to participate in the research study.

After you give your permission, the COVFIT Research Study app integrates with the Health app on your device to collect information about your physical activity during the pandemic. The app also has a short survey about your experience during the pandemic (you have the option to skip any question in the survey). Your anonymous data and survey responses will be uploaded to the researchers.

If you delete the app before finishing the survey, your data and survey responses will not be uploaded and you will be removed from the study. There is no penalty if you decide not to participate.

The COVFIT study has received ethics approval by the University of Toronto Health Sciences Research Ethics Board (RIS Protocol #42166).