Physical Activity and Social-media Support

NCT04744077 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB-21-8
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 14
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a 3-arm randomized intervention to provide exercise education through Instagram. The primary outcome is trust in the content presented.

Conditions

Trust

Keywords

social media; physical activity; exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Self-reported trust in Instagram content assessed with a likert scale

  Participant trust in the content presented on the Instagram account using a 10-point scale where 1 is low trust and 10 is high trust

  4-weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Physical activity measured by the IPAQ

  4-weeks

Study Arms (3)

Control

SHAM COMPARATOR

Participants randomized to this group will follow a public Instagram account. This account was chosen because they have a strong following (over 600,000 followers) and it is a public account that anyone can follow. The content shared on this page is motivational and community driven. There is a focus of healthy living with an emphasis on exercise. Additionally, there are no paid sponsorships or radical exercise advice, which is common on other influencer pages. The Co-PIs determined that this page accurately represents the exercise-related content that is readily available on Instagram. The research team will not have control over the content of this account, but the account holder will be notified about the study.

Behavioral: Influencer Instagram account

Student

EXPERIMENTAL

Student Co-PI will manage this Instagram account created for the study. Although the student is a Kinesiology student and works within the health field, she will not disclose this information on the account. Instead, she will present herself as a general college student. By withholding her major and career aspirations, we hope to get unbiased feedback on what participants think about the content being presented. The content presented will be identical to study arm #3.

Behavioral: Research study Instagram account

Scientist

EXPERIMENTAL

The PI will manage this Instagram account created for the study. The PI is a certified exercise physiologist and holds a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences. She will disclose this information on the account. This group is the study's "gold standard" because it will provide evidence-based content delivered by an exercise scientist.

Behavioral: Research study Instagram account

Interventions

Influencer Instagram account BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this group will follow a public Instagram account. This account was chosen because they have a strong following (over 600,000 followers) and it is a public account that anyone can follow. The content shared on this page is motivational and community driven. There is a focus of healthy living with an emphasis on exercise. Additionally, there are no paid sponsorships or radical exercise advice, which is common on other influencer pages. The Co-PIs determined that this page accurately represents the exercise-related content that is readily available on Instagram. The research team will not have control over the content of this account, but the account holder will be notified about the study.

Control

Research study Instagram account BEHAVIORAL

Intervention arms will deliver the same exercise-related content on the same schedule on the intervention Instagram accounts. The arms will deliver 13-weeks worth of content which goes through the last possible day of the intervention. The structure was based on feedback from stakeholders in a formative focus group. All of the content delivered through the accounts is evidence-based and referenced from reputation organizations/agencies such as the American College of Sports Medicine, American Heart Association, Center for Disease Control, and World Health Organization. Each Co-PI will post videos to answer participant questions. To ensure that the content between both groups is the same, the Co-PIs will meet to determine which questions to answer and draft the response.

Scientist; Student

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years and older
• less than 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week
• active Instagram account

You may not qualify if:

• physical activity is inadvisable based on the PAR-Q+

Sponsors & Collaborators

• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: lead

Study Sites (1)

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Pomona, California, 91768, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 29, 2021
• First Posted: February 8, 2021
• Study Start: March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 23, 2021
• Study Completion: June 29, 2021
• Last Updated: July 28, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)