Using Social Networks to Promote Physical Activity in African American and Hispanic Women

Summary

The goal of this research study is to learn if enrolling in a program with a partner that involves monitoring each other's physical activity and providing support to one another can help both participants be more physically active.

Conditions

• Cancer Prevention

Interventions

DEVICE

Activity Tracker

Group 1 - Intervention: Participants given an accelerometer at each visit. Participant wears the accelerometer for 7 days. Group 2 - Newsletters: After completing the 16 week visit, participant given an activity tracker.

DEVICE

Smartphone Application

Group 1 - Intervention: Participant given smartphone application baseline visit to track physical activity, connect with participant's partner to share information about participant's physical activity, and provide support to partner to be more physically active. Group 2 - Newsletters: After completing the 16 week visit, participant given instruction in the use of a smartphone application.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaires

Participants complete questionnaires about feelings, moods, motivation for physical activity, any social support received from others, the neighborhood participant lives in, and other physical activity-related topics. Questionnaires completed 1 time at the beginning of the study, 8 weeks after joining the study, and 16 weeks after beginning the study.The questionnaires should take about 45 minutes to complete.

BEHAVIORAL

Focus Group

Participants invited to take part in a final focus group. Focus group takes place sometime after the 16-week visit. Focus groups/interviews are audio recorded.

BEHAVIORAL

Electronic Newsletters

Participant emailed electronic newsletters to read that may help participant be more physically active.

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone Counseling

Research staff provides telephone counseling to participant and partner biweekly during weeks 1-8 (weeks 1, 3, 5, and 7), and monthly during weeks 9-16 (weeks 11 and 15).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Larkin L. Strong, PHD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

25 Years

Max Age

60 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-05-02

Primary Completion

2026-05-30

Completion

2026-05-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations