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BCT Intervention For Walking Habit Among Caregivers of People With AD/ADRD

NCT06803797 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-05-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This 12-week trial will test the efficacy of a multi-component, personalized text-message delivered behavior change technique (BCT) intervention to encourage habitual physical activity (defined as regular walking of 1,000 or more steps during a one-hour period on 7 consecutive days according to a personalized walking plan) among care providers of persons with AD/ADRD via the key mechanism of behavior change (MoBC) of automaticity.

The main question it aims to answer whether a multi-component, personalized BCT intervention to increase a walking habit of 1,000 steps/day will lead to successful development of habitual walking among 60 percent of caregivers enrolled.

Conditions

  • Inactivity, Physical

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavior Change Technique Package

Behavior Change Technique 1: Goal setting (Behavior) (BCT 1.1). Goal setting for behavior is defined as setting a goal for the behavior to be achieved. Behavior Change Technique 2: Action planning (BCT 1.4). Action planning is defined as detailing the plan of where, for how long, and at what time taking medication is going to be performed. Behavior Change Technique 3: Self-monitoring of behavior (BCT 2.3). Self-monitoring of behavior is defined as monitoring and recording behavior. Behavior Change Technique 4: Prompts/Cues (BCT 7.1) This BCT is defined as prompt rehearsal and repetition of the behavior in the same context repeatedly, so that the context elicits the behavior.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Northwell Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Butler, PhD · Northwell Health

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-18
Primary Completion
2026-05-14
Completion
2026-05-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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