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Applying Mobile Persuasive Technologies to Increase Physical Activity in Women

NCT01280812 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 210

Last updated 2025-04-29

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Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the mobile phone-based physical activity intervention on increasing physical activity compared to the control group.

Conditions

  • Sedentary Lifestyle
  • Physical Activity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mobile phone based physical activity intervention with maintenance plus

This group will receive a mobile phone software program and a pedometer. Over a 3-month period, participants in this group will be asked to wear a pedometer, use a mobile phone physical activity diary, and respond daily physical activity messages or video clips. Over a 6-month maintenance period, participants will be asked to continue using a pedometer and a mobile phone physical activity diary.

BEHAVIORAL

Mobile phone based physical activity intervention with maintenance regular

This group will receive a mobile phone software program and a pedometer. Over a 3-month period, participants in this group will be asked to wear a pedometer, use a mobile phone physical activity diary, and respond daily physical activity messages or video clips. Over a 6-month maintenance period, participants will be asked to continue using a pedometer.

BEHAVIORAL

Control (pedometer only)

This group will receive a pedometer. Over a 9-month period, participants in this group will be asked to wear a pedometer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Yoshimi Fukuoka, Ph.D. · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
69 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT01280812 on ClinicalTrials.gov