Evaluate Health Coaching Support in Technology-based Interventions for Meeting Health Goals
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease Prevention
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Text message
- Registration Number
- NCT04021472
- Lead Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Brief Summary
This was a pilot evaluation conducted to test procedures for a possible future trial and provide preliminary insights regarding whether text messages sent to Veterans could help support nutrition and/or physical activity health goals. For the purposes of the pilot, the goal was to enroll one participant.
- Detailed Description
The investigators prepared procedures for a one-group pilot intended to evaluate the delivery of automated text messages to Veterans. Completion of this pilot will provide preliminary insights regarding the delivering automated text messages focused on nutrition and/or physical activity health goals, and potential impacts on outcomes like self-efficacy, goal commitment, and health confidence.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1
- Patient at designated VA site
- Ownership of a cellular phone
- Over age 18
- Pre-screened by their primary care physician for study inclusion for medical contraindication to physical activity and diet change
- Patient outside designated VA site
- Non-ownership of a cellular phone
- Under age 18
- Not pre-screened by their primary care physician for study inclusion for medical contraindication to physical activity and diet change or deemed ineligible to participate by primary care physician
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Text message Text message Participants receive text messages about healthy eating or physical activity.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-efficacy: Healthful Eating Via Revised Eating Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES-R) Change from Baseline to 2 months Self-reported confidence in performing healthful diet and physical activity behaviors. Self-efficacy - Healthful eating via Revised Eating Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES-R). Range: 1-10; higher values represent a better outcome.
Goal Commitment: Healthful Eating Via the Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein Goal Commitment Scale Change from Baseline to 2 months Self-reported commitment to healthful diet and physical activity goals. Goal commitment - Healthful eating via the Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein Goal Commitment Scale. Range: 1-5; higher values represent a better outcome.
Goal Commitment - Physical Activity Via the Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein Physical Activity Scale Baseline Self-reported commitment to healthful diet and physical activity goals. The determination to attempt a physical activity-related goal and consistently pursue it over time. Goal commitment - Physical activity via the Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein Goal Commitment Scale. Range: 1-5; higher values represent a better outcome.
Self-efficacy: Physical Activity Via the Self-efficacy for Exercise Behaviors Scale Change from Baseline to 2 months Self-reported confidence in performing healthful diet and physical activity behaviors. Self-efficacy - Physical activity via the Self-efficacy for Exercise Behaviors Scale. Range: 1-5; higher values represent a better outcome.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Health Confidence: the Health Confidence Score Change from Baseline to 2 months Self-reported confidence in patient engagement. Health Confidence. Range: 0-12; higher values represent a better outcome.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA
🇺🇸Bedford, Massachusetts, United States