Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Using Mobile Phones
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interventional
130
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to test programs to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior using motivational messages over a cell phone.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2010
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 19, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 24, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2014
CompletedDecember 9, 2015
December 1, 2015
4.2 years
January 19, 2012
December 8, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Time spent being physically active
2 months
Time spent sitting
2 months
Changes in food consumption
2 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Beliefs and behaviors about Smartphones
2 months
Beliefs and behaviors about the Smartphone application
2 months
Study Arms (4)
Cognitive app
ACTIVE COMPARATORCognitive app promotes behavior change via goal setting, feedback, and problem solving
Social app
ACTIVE COMPARATORSocial app promotes behavior change via social relationships and feedback
Affect app
ACTIVE COMPARATORAffect app promotes behavior change via game-like elements including the use of a bird avatar as a visual representation of one's activities and operant conditioning
Nutrition app
ACTIVE COMPARATORNutrition app promotes behavior change bvia tracking of food consumption
Interventions
Participants are randomized to one of 4 groups, each of which uses a different Smartphone app to promote health behavior change
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- aged 45 and older, currently sedentary, owns and uses a cell phone but not a Smartphone, willing to be randomly assigned
You may not qualify if:
- free of clinically evident cardiovascular disease or any other medical condition or disorder that would limit participation in moderate intensity physical activities akin to brisk walking
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Stanford Prevention Research Center
Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States
Related Publications (1)
King AC, Hekler EB, Grieco LA, Winter SJ, Sheats JL, Buman MP, Banerjee B, Robinson TN, Cirimele J. Effects of Three Motivationally Targeted Mobile Device Applications on Initial Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Change in Midlife and Older Adults: A Randomized Trial. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 28;11(6):e0156370. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156370. eCollection 2016.
PMID: 27352250DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Abby C King, PhD
Stanford Prevention Research Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 19, 2012
First Posted
January 24, 2012
Study Start
October 1, 2010
Primary Completion
December 1, 2014
Study Completion
December 1, 2014
Last Updated
December 9, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-12