Strategies to Promote Physical Activity

NCT02777762 | Withdrawn

• 2 other identifiers: 37737R01HL128666
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Getting regular physical activity has many health benefits. Current physical activity programs often encourage people to track their physical activity as a way to motivate them to continue being physically active over time. However, not everyone enjoys physical activity, so tracking physical activity may not be very motivating. This research study will evaluate whether a new program-specifically designed to enhance people's enjoyment of physical activity-improves people's attitudes toward physical activity compared to a program that encourages people to track their physical activity with a mobile app.

Conditions

Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in self-reported enjoyment of physical activity assessed with the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire Version 2 (BREQ-2) Intrinsic Regulation subscale

  Survey questions

  Change from baseline to 2 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in self-reported physical activity assessed with the Stanford Leisure-Time Categorical Item (L-Cat)

  Change from baseline to 2 months

Study Arms (2)

Fun First

EXPERIMENTAL

Strategies to promote enjoyment of physical activity

Behavioral: Fun First

Close at Hand

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Strategies to promote tracking of physical activity

Behavioral: Close at Hand

Interventions

Fun First BEHAVIORAL

8 weekly interactive small-group sessions with a health coach

Fun First

Close at Hand BEHAVIORAL

8 weekly check-ins with a state of the art, engaging mobile app

Close at Hand

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• ≤ BMI ≤ 39 kg/m2
• Systolic blood pressure 120-139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure 80-89 mmHg
• Not currently taking medications for blood pressure

You may not qualify if:

• Not free of diagnosed heart disease, diabetes, and cancer
• Medical contraindications to regular, unsupervised physical activity
• Not stable on all medications over the past 3 months
• Not free of binge eating disorder or bulimic compensatory symptoms
• No regular access to a mobile phone and Internet
• Not able to speak and understand English
• Currently pregnant or planning to be within the next year
• Planning to move in the next year
• Not willing to be randomized

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Michaela Kiernan, PhD

  Stanford University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Research Scientist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 6, 2016
• First Posted: May 19, 2016
• Study Start: June 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2022
• Study Completion: July 1, 2022
• Last Updated: June 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

US (1)