What this study is
The purpose of this study is to test a culturally tailored, smartphone-delivered intervention designed to increase physical activity and reduce risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes among African American women.
What's being tested
- Smart Walk
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
Smart Walk is a culturally tailored, Social Cognitive Theory-based multi-component smartphone delivered physical activity (PA) promotion intervention that delivered through the Smart Walk application, virtual physical activity coaching, and text messages. The Smart Walk smartphone application includes four key features: 1) personal profile pages, 2) culturally relevant multi-media physical activity promotion modules, 3) discussion boards, and 4) physical activity self-monitoring/tracking feature that integrates with Fitbit activity monitors for participants to track their daily, weekly, and monthly activity. Virtual physical activity coaches will actively engage and facilitate group-based dialogue among participants on the app discussion boards and provide individualized, one-on-one PA coaching via telephone or commercially available app-based video teleconferencing software (i.e., FaceTime, Zoom, Google hangouts).
- Fitbit
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
This intervention group will receive a Fitbit activity monitor and be encouraged to use the commercially available device to increase physical activity.
Study details
- Official title
- Smart Walk: An Efficacy Trial of a Culturally Tailored Smartphone-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention for African American Women
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
- Conditions
- Physical Activity · Exercise · Heart Diseases · Diabetes Mellitus · Physical Inactivity
- Enrolling
- 210 people
- Starts
- 2024-04-08
- Est. completion
- 2029-03-31
- Design
- Single-blind, randomized, parallel groups, Phase 2
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 24 Years – 65 YearsSex FEMALEHealthy volunteers AcceptedYou may qualify if
- Self-reported African American/Black female
- Aged of 24-65 years
- Insufficiently Active (< 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week as measured by Exercise Vital Sign Questionnaire)
- BMI > 25 kg/m2
- English speaking and reading
- Ownership of a smartphone with the ability to download applications (i.e., apps)
- Ownership of a smartphone with the ability to receive text messages
- Willingness to receive a physical activity intervention delivered through their smartphone
- Willingness to include their first name or create an alias to be used on their profile page on the Smart Walk app
You can't join if
- Plans to relocate out of Phoenix area in next 12 months
- Endorsing an item on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), unless a doctor's note for study participation in provided
- Resting systolic blood pressure greater than 180 mmHG and/or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 120 mmHG , as assessed at baseline or at any other study assessment
- Self-reported participation in another diet or weight loss study at screening
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months
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Study locations (1)
1 openArizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Carina Platte, PhD · Contact(602) 543-2213carina.platte@asu.edu
- Rodney Joseph, PhD · Principal investigator
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Arizona State University
Study ID STUDY00017286
Frequently asked questions
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