ArtHaus (Macedonia)

IntroductionCombating physical inactivity and reducing sitting time are one of the principal challenges proposed by public health systems. Gamification has been seen as an innovative, functional and motivating strategy to encourage patients to increase their physical activity (PA) and reduce sedentary lifestyles through behaviour change techniques (BCT). However, the effectiveness of these interventions is not usually studied before their use. The main objective of this study will be to analyse the effectiveness of a gamified mobile application (iGAME) developed in the context of promoting PA and reducing sitting time with the BCT approach, as an intervention of secondary prevention in sedentary patients.Methods and analysisA randomised clinical trial will be conducted among sedentary patients with one of these conditions: non-specific low back pain, cancer survivors and mild depression. The experimental group will receive a 12-week intervention based on a gamified mobile health application using BCT to promote PA and reduce sedentarism. Participants in the control group will be educated about the benefits of PA. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire will be considered the primary outcome. International Sedentary Assessment Tool, EuroQoL-5D, MEDRISK Instruments and consumption of Health System resources will be evaluated as secondary outcomes. Specific questionnaires will be administered depending on the clinical population. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, at 6 weeks, at the end of the intervention (12 weeks), at 26 weeks and at 52 weeks.Ethics and disseminationThe study has been approved by the Portal de Ética de la Investigación Biomédica de Andalucía Ethics Committee (RCT-iGAME 24092020). All participants will be informed about the purpose and content of the study and written informed consent will be completed. The results of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated electronically and in print.Trial registration numberNCT04019119

During the period of the Ottoman Empire, there have been built a numerous mosques in the Balkan area. Skopje (the capital city of Macedonia, and part of the Balkan region), is one of the many cities that prove the `mosque architecture development' during the Ottoman Empire. Since the XV century, there have been built a numerous mosques in the city of Skopje, while today only a part of them have preserved their structural integrity. However, the mosques that are present today, in the Skopje area, are evaluated with partial damages that need repairing, and in some cases reconstruction as well, in order to ensure their existence and proper functioning in the future. In this paper is shown the architecture of the `Mehmed Kebir Çelebi' mosque before and after rehabilitation, its damage characteristics evident before repairing of the mosque and the structural modification during its repair and reconstruction. In this paper is also described the structural analysis and process of rehabilitation and reconstruction of the `Mehmed Kebir Çelebi' mosque. Preceding to this issue, it is briefly presented the `3D finite element based' analysis results of the mosque with application of SAP 2000 computer software. A comparison between the two different states of the mosque (before and after rehabilitation) considering the structural modelling, points out the level of analysis and design accuracy of the mosque structure as well as its proper rehabilitation process.