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Testing the Efficacy of an Online Social Network Intervention to Increase Social Support for Physical Activity

NCT01421758 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 134

Last updated 2016-04-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study was designed to determine whether participation in an online social network intervention increases perceived social support for physical activity versus a minimal education control group by conducting a randomized controlled trial with 140 female undergraduate students. The investigators hypothesize that participants in the physical activity centered online social network intervention group will have greater increases in perceived social support for physical activity compared to minimal web based physical activity education controls.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

online social network enrollment plus education and self monitoring

Participants are enrolled in an online social network designed to increase social support for physical activity and will self monitor physical activity and receive educational materials at a dedicated study website.

BEHAVIORAL

Web education control

Participants will receive access to a dedicated study website where they can view educational materials related to physical activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David N Cavallo, MPH · UNC Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-12-31
Primary Completion
2011-04-30
Completion
2011-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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