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Physical Activity and Social Support Prompting Via Phone Messaging

NCT02850770 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2017-03-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility, perceived usefulness, and potential effectiveness of a short text or voice message intervention to activate 1) physical activity behavior change among low-income, urban, Latino patients in diabetes management and 2) supportive behaviors by family members or close friends.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pedometers and Walking Logs

Participants were recommended to use the pedometer and walking log to self-monitor how many steps participants walked each day. Participants were recommended to gradually increase daily steps over the course of 12 weeks until reaching 10,000 steps per day. Participants were also recommended to walk at a brisk pace for 3000 of these steps, which roughly translates to 30 minutes per day.

BEHAVIORAL

Phone Messaging

Participants received short text or voice messages (depending on participant preference) as reminders to review daily step goals and to self-monitor; explaining the benefits of regular physical activity, importance of regular physical activity to daily life, and ways to overcome commonly identified barriers to physical activity; asking participants to report on their physical activity performance; providing feedback based on responses.

BEHAVIORAL

Family/Friend Support

Participants identified a family member or close friend (FF) to receive short text or voice messages (depending on FF preference) with suggested behaviors that are perceived as supportive by individuals making physical activity behavior changes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Southern California

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shinyi Wu, Ph.D. · University of Southern California

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-11-30

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