Physical Activity Smartphone App for African American Men (FitBros) Ph II

Summary

Low physical activity levels contribute to African American men experiencing health disparities across a number of chronic diseases. Studies have been effective in increasing physical activity levels in African American men; but few have targeted maintenance of behavior change and none have utilized emerging technologies. The purpose of the current study is to further develop a mobile phone application for African American men that will help them initiate and maintain their physical activity levels.

Conditions

• Exercise
• Health Behavior
• Technology

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

FitBrothers smartphone active app

The FitBrothers smartphone active app is designed to assist African American men with adopting and maintaining PA. The app will be developed with significant input from African American men and contain self-monitoring, goal setting, reward, and educational components. The app will include additional elements including PA adoption strategies, competitions, incentives, health information, and greater compatibility with activity monitoring devices. The intervention is based on the Social Cognitive and Self-Determination theories and is culturally tailored.

BEHAVIORAL

Nike Training Club

The app is designed to increase fitness in users through a variety of mechanisms. Users are able to track and monitor their physical activity level, set goals, engage in competitions, and upload activity data from a wearable. They will also be provided with preset workouts, receive guidance from an expert, and receive personalized plans that automatically adapt to user behavior.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

  collaborator NIH

• Georgetown University

  collaborator OTHER

• Klein Buendel, Inc.

  lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

• Robert Newton, PHD · Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

30 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-05-01

Primary Completion

2026-01-22

Completion

2026-01-22

Countries

• United States

Study Locations