The Social Media and Activity Research in Teens Trial

NCT01870323 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 13019
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In an effort to address the physical inactivity crisis among adolescents, the present study will examine the efficacy of using an already established Web-based social networking platform (i.e., Facebook) to deliver a physical activity intervention to adolescents.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Physical Activity

  Assessed objectively via accelerometry; subjectively via questionnaires

  Baseline, Week 8, 4-Week Follow-Up (i.e., Week 12)

Study Arms (2)

SMART Behavioral Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention condition which has access to SMART Group Wall on Facebook and receives privately-delivered weekly behavioral modules. (SMART Facebook Group + video-based behavioral modules)

Behavioral: SMART Behavioral Group

SMART Informational Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Comparison condition (i.e., attentional control) has access to SMART Group Wall on Facebook, and receives privately-delivered weekly text-based messages with generic content. (SMART Facebook Group + NO video-based behavioral modules)

Behavioral: SMART Informational Group

Interventions

SMART Behavioral Group BEHAVIORAL

Test the efficacy of using social media to deliver a physical activity intervention based on social cognitive principles to increase lifestyle physical activity in low-active adolescents (i.e., access to regularly posted physical activity content on a study-specific, restricted access Facebook Group, as well as receipt of weekly video-based behavioral modules).

SMART Behavioral Group

SMART Informational Group BEHAVIORAL

Test the efficacy of using social media to deliver a physical activity intervention to increase lifestyle physical activity in low-active adolescents (i.e., access to regularly posted physical activity content on a study-specific, restricted access Facebook Group, but does not receive the weekly video-based behavioral modules).

SMART Informational Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Must be between 13-15 years of age
• Must not regularly meet nor exceed 60 minutes of daily physical activity
• Must have access to computer with Internet connection at home
• Must reside in Champaign County

You may not qualify if:

• Physical limitations that may prevent regular participation in physical activity or may inadvertently exacerbate any per-existing medical condition

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: lead

Study Sites (1)

Exercise Psychology Laboratory

Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Wojcicki TR, Grigsby-Toussaint D, Hillman CH, Huhman M, McAuley E. Promoting Physical Activity in Low-Active Adolescents via Facebook: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Test Feasibility. JMIR Res Protoc. 2014 Oct 30;3(4):e56. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3013.

  PMID: 25357008 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Edward McAuley, PhD

  Kinesiology & Community Health, UIUC

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2013
• First Posted: June 6, 2013
• Study Start: November 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2014
• Study Completion: May 1, 2014
• Last Updated: December 10, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-03

Locations

US (1)