Motivational Interviewing for Physical Activity

Summary

The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn why some African American (AA) women choose not to exercise often and to learn if teaching African American women how to support the exercise habits of a partner will increase their physical activity and help them to stay more active over time.

The primary goal of the proposed intervention is:

Aim 1: To conduct formative research using semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus groups with sedentary AA women to investigate the role and importance of social support for PA;

Aim 2: To determine the feasibility of recruiting and implementing "Culturally Appropriate Physical Activity Motivational Interviewing" (CAPMI) intervention in sedentary AA women;

Aim 3: To pilot test and evaluate the efficacy of the CAPMI in increasing PA, social support, self-efficacy and reducing barriers to Physical Activity (PA) at post-intervention compared to an attention control group.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Training

In-person 8-hour group physical activity training session (either over 1 or 2 days) and receive workbook and pedometer.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire

Weekly during Weeks 2-7, complete question form given at training course about conversations with study partner, 5 minutes to complete.

BEHAVIORAL

Interview

Weeks 4 and 8, 30 minute phone interview about mood and physical activity.

BEHAVIORAL

PA Newsletter

At Weeks 5 and 9, receive a physical activity (PA) newsletter.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  collaborator NIH

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Lorna H. McNeill, PhD, MPH · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-07-28

Primary Completion

2027-07-31

Completion

2027-07-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations