A Study for Testing Text Messaging and Newsletter as a Strategy for Interrupting Sedentary Behavior

NCT03671499 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 0000518843
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will examine the possibility of reducing sedentary behavior (SB) in African Americans with MS. SB consists of any waking activities that are done lying or sitting and do not demand significant physical effort (e.g., watching television, using the computer). SB is a major public health issue because it is associated with mortality and higher probabilities of presenting with health conditions and morbidity. There is indication that SB is related to physical disability, which is the inability of performing daily activities independently. This outcome is of high concern for persons with MS, especially those from underserved groups, such as African Americans. Thus, reducing the amount of time that people with MS spend in SB is important, but it is hard to find ways of doing so in large groups of people with MS. One possibility is to use text-messages to inform people about the necessity and benefits of interrupting SB by standing up, walking, or doing another activity. Text-messages are an ideal way to prompt behavior change because almost everyone owns a cellphone/smartphone in today's world. Considering this potential, the investigators will be studying whether or not it is possible to have a small group of African Americans with MS spend less time in SB by sending informative text-messages prompting individuals to stand-up and move around. This study will be used to inform the development of a much larger study that will aim to reduce SB in a very large sample of persons with MS.

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Keywords

sedentary behavior; physical activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Change in sedentary behavior evaluated with activity monitors

  Activity monitors are Actigraph accelerometers that participants will wear on an elastic belt around their waist for 7 days. These activity monitors measure how frequently and how much an individual moves.

  Assessments will be conducted at baseline and at the midpoint of the experiment (intervention week 6)

• Change in sedentary behavior evaluated with activity monitors

  Activity monitors are Actigraph accelerometers that participants will wear on an elastic belt around their waist for 7 days. These activity monitors measure how frequently and how much an individual moves.

  Assessments will be conducted at the midpoint of the intervention (intervention week 6) and at at the end of the intervention (immediately after intervention week 12).

• Change in sedentary behavior evaluated with activity monitors

  Activity monitors are Actigraph accelerometers that participants will wear on an elastic belt around their waist for 7 days. These activity monitors measure how frequently and how much an individual moves.

  Assessments will be conducted at baseline and at at the end of the intervention (immediately after intervention week 12).

• Change in physical activity evaluated with activity monitors

  Activity monitors are Actigraph accelerometers that participants will wear on an elastic belt around their waist for 7 days. These activity monitors measure how frequently and how much an individual moves.

  Assessments will be conducted at baseline and at the midpoint of the experiment (intervention week 6)

• Change in physical activity evaluated with activity monitors

  Activity monitors are Actigraph accelerometers that participants will wear on an elastic belt around their waist for 7 days. These activity monitors measure how frequently and how much an individual moves.

  Assessments will be conducted at the midpoint of the intervention (intervention week 6) and at at the end of the intervention (immediately after intervention week 12).

• Change in physical activity evaluated with activity monitors

  Activity monitors are Actigraph accelerometers that participants will wear on an elastic belt around their waist for 7 days. These activity monitors measure how frequently and how much an individual moves.

  Assessments will be conducted at baseline and at at the end of the intervention (immediately after intervention week 12).

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Quality of Life will be evaluated with the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36 questionnaire).

  Assessments will be conducted at baseline and at the midpoint of the experiment (intervention week 6)

• Quality of Life will be evaluated with the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36 questionnaire).

  Assessments will be conducted at the midpoint of the intervention (intervention week 6) and at at the end of the intervention (immediately after intervention week 12).

• Quality of Life will be evaluated with the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36 questionnaire).

  Assessments will be conducted at baseline and at at the end of the intervention (immediately after intervention week 12).

Study Arms (1)

Social Cognitive Theory based text messages

EXPERIMENTAL

The study only contains 1 arm. All participants will receive the same experimental protocol. Participants will receive daily text messages and bi-weekly newsletters for reducing sedentary behavior based on Social Cognitive Theory.

Behavioral: Social Cognitive Theory based text messages

Interventions

Social Cognitive Theory based text messages BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive daily text messages and bi-weekly newsletters with information about reducing sitting behavior and increasing physical activity.

Social Cognitive Theory based text messages

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• African American
• Definite diagnosis of MS
• Relapse free in the last 30 days
• Ambulatory with or without assistance
• Having a Patient-Determined Disease Steps score of 0-5
• Daily engagement in sedentary behavior ≥ 480 min/day
• Health contribution score of \<14 calculated from the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire
• Absence of major musculoskeletal problems, and/or cardiovascular, cardiopulmonary, and/or metabolic diseases that can influence physical activity and sedentary behavior levels

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alabama at Birmingham: lead
• Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Alabama Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35209, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Baird JF, Sasaki JE, Sandroff BM, Cutter G, Motl RW. An Intervention for Changing Sedentary Behavior Among African Americans With Multiple Sclerosis: Protocol. JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 May 1;8(5):e12973. doi: 10.2196/12973.

  PMID: 31042149 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis; Sedentary Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS; Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System; Nervous System Diseases; Demyelinating Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Immune System Diseases; Behavior

Study Officials

• Robert W Motl, PhD

  University of Alabama at Birmingham

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Primary Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 10, 2018
• First Posted: September 14, 2018
• Study Start: March 27, 2018
• Primary Completion: June 5, 2019
• Study Completion: October 25, 2019
• Last Updated: November 29, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-11

Locations

US (1)