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Text-Messaging to Motivate Walking in Older African Americans

NCT01697475 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2012-10-02

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Summary

This study examined the impact of using a motivational mobile text messaging intervention to increase step count among older community-dwelling African Americans. Secondary aims were to study the effects of text messaging on self-reported leisure time exercise behavior.

Hypothesis:

Participants in the motivational mobile text messaging group will have an increase step count after 6-weeks.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Motor Activity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational text messaging

Motivational text messaging was given for participants in the intervention group - 3 times a day, 3 times a week, for 6 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Bang Kim, PhD · Georgetown University

  • Karen Glanz, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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