Citizen Science to Promote Sustained Physical Activity in Low-Income Communities

NCT03041415 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: R01CA211048
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

While low-income midlife and older adults are disproportionately affected by chronic diseases that can be alleviated by regular physical activity, few physical activity programs have been developed specifically with their needs in mind. Those programs that are available typically do not address the recognized local environmental factors that can impact physical activity. This research aims to evaluate the added effects on two-year physical activity levels of a novel citizen science neighborhood engagement program (called Our Voice) when combined with an evidence-based, individually-focused physical activity program (Active Living Every Day), relative to the individually-focused program alone. The programs will be delivered in affordable housing settings, and represent a potentially scalable means for promoting physical activity across broader income groups in the US.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Weekly Walking Minutes

  Self-report using the Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) Physical Activity Questionnaire. CHAMPS is a self-report physical activity questionnaire that assesses weekly frequency and duration of various activities typically undertaken by midlife and older adults over the prior 4-week period. Self-reported walking for errands is one physical activity item assessed. The measure has been shown to have good test-retest reliability (stability) and construct and concurrent validity, and has been shown to be sensitive to change in a variety of adult populations. It has seven frequency categories (from less than 1 hour a week to 9 or more hours per week). The minimum value is 0 and the maximal value is variable.

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Total Physical Activity

  12 months

• Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

ALED Alone Physical Activity Program

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

* The Active Living Every Day (ALED) comprehensive 12-week PA training and support program is appropriate for delivery by trained instructors from diverse backgrounds. * Participants are taught self-regulatory skills aimed at increasing and sustaining regular physical activities such as walking.

Behavioral: ALED Alone Physical Activity Program

ALED + Our Voice PA Program

EXPERIMENTAL

* The ALED physical activity program is combined with the Our Voice citizen science engagement program, which teaches participants how to assess the barriers and enablers of neighborhood physical activity using a simple mobile app. * Residents then share their data and build consensus around major barriers and potential solutions, which they share with local decision makers.

Behavioral: ALED + Our Voice PA Program

Interventions

ALED Alone Physical Activity Program BEHAVIORAL

• 12-week class focused on teaching self-regulatory skills to increase regular PA

ALED Alone Physical Activity Program

ALED + Our Voice PA Program BEHAVIORAL

* 12-week class focused on teaching self-regulatory skills to increase regular PA * Neighborhood assessment, consensus-building, \& advocacy program in which participants are taught skills to promote neighborhood-level changes in support of regular Physical activity

ALED + Our Voice PA Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Lives in or around a designated housing site;
• Is insufficiently physically active based on National guidelines;
• Can engage in moderate forms of PA such as walking;
• No plans to move from the area over the 2-year period;
• Willing to engage in study assessments.

You may not qualify if:

• Only one eligible member of a household will be enrolled;
• Medical conditions which contraindicate participation in regular, unsupervised moderate-intensity physical activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Stanford Prevention Research Center

Stanford, California, 94305-5705, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Stewart AL, Mills KM, King AC, Haskell WL, Gillis D, Ritter PL. CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire for older adults: outcomes for interventions. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2001 Jul;33(7):1126-41. doi: 10.1097/00005768-200107000-00010.

  PMID: 11445760 BACKGROUND

• King AC, Campero MI, Garcia D, Blanco-Velazquez I, Banchoff A, Fierros F, Escobar M, Cortes AL, Sheats JL, Hua J, Chazaro A, Done M, Espinosa PR, Vuong D, Ahn DK. Testing the effectiveness of community-engaged citizen science to promote physical activity, foster healthier neighborhood environments, and advance health equity in vulnerable communities: The Steps for Change randomized controlled trial design and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Sep;108:106526. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106526. Epub 2021 Aug 8.

  PMID: 34371162 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Principal Investigator
• Organization: Stanford University

king@stanford.edu

6507235082

Study Officials

• Abby C King, PhD

  Stanford University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Assessors will not be told the intervention assigned of the participating housing sites
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Health Research & Policy and Medicine

Model Details: group-randomized design to either a person-level physical activity intervention alone, or the person-level physical activity intervention plus a citizen science intervention aimed at making the local neighborhood more activity-supportive.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 30, 2017
• First Posted: February 2, 2017
• Study Start: September 15, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2021
• Study Completion: December 31, 2021
• Last Updated: August 12, 2022
• Results First Posted: August 12, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

US (1)