FIT4Life Text Message Program

NCT06873139 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00003517
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 98
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

FIT4Life is a text message based physical activity project that includes one baseline week and 26 weeks of intervention delivery. Study participants will be provided with fitness trackers to support their physical activity goals. The text messages are intended to motivate participants to engage in physical activity throughout the week, but do not prescribe specific exercises/workout regimens for participants to follow.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Behavior Change

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Acceptability and preferences

  Descriptive analyses will be used to analyze the survey data and qualitative thematic analyses will be used to analyze interview data to determine participant preferences and program acceptability.

  From enrollment to the end of program at 27 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Physical Activity Minutes

  From enrollment to the end of program at 27 weeks

• Change in Physical Steps

  From enrollment to the end of program at 27 weeks

Study Arms (2)

High Arm

EXPERIMENTAL

High-arm participants will receive daily messages related to wear reminders, encouragements, congratulatory content, and behavior change based on the activity tracker data. Step counts from the activity tracker are included in some messages to track and facilitate step goals. Some text message content asks for a response from the participant to help tailor later messages for behavior change support.

Behavioral: text messages

Low Arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Low arm participants will receive weekly messages related to reminders to wear their activity tracker and tips on how to use the tracker.

Behavioral: text messages

Interventions

text messages BEHAVIORAL

There will be two arms for the texting intervention: high and low. Both arms will receive text messages, but the frequency of the messages will vary by arm. Text intervention messaging will be sent through an automated text messaging service programmed by the CM Research Informatics team, which has been approved by the institution.

High Arm; Low Arm

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years or older
• Able to read, write, and speak English
• Currently a Diabetes Prevention Program group or in a similar group that is recruited by the external community partner (Our Healthy Jackson County)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kansas City Community

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director, Community-Engaged Health Research, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 20, 2025
• First Posted: March 12, 2025
• Study Start: March 25, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 27, 2026
• Study Completion: January 27, 2026
• Last Updated: April 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)