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#BabyLetsMove Physical Activity Feasibility Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pregnancy Related
Behavior, Sedentary
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Adolescent Overweight
Mobile Phone Use
Adolescent Obesity
Behavior, Health
Interventions
Behavioral: #BabyLetsMove
Registration Number
NCT04628065
Lead Sponsor
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Brief Summary

Black adolescents who are pregnant represent a high-risk and understudied perinatal population in health research. Adolescent pregnancy (\<20 years) is disproportionately prevalent among Blacks compared with Whites and is a prominent risk factor for obesity. Fortunately, metabolic consequences of increasing physical activity coupled with minimal sedentary time can mitigate biological imperils and behavioral interventions targeting perinatal populations have demonstrated efficacy for this approach. Intervention studies to promote physical activity and reduce sedentarism among Black, perinatal adolescents in disadvantaged, rural settings may be a promising strategy to prevent obesity and reduce disparities. In the proposed study, investigators will assess the feasibility and acceptability of #BabyLetsMove, a mobile health intervention targeting three behavioral goals: (1) limit TV time to less than 2 hours a day (sedentary behavior); (2) take 10,000 steps or more per day (physical activity); and (3) do 20 minutes or more of structured activity like prenatal yoga or dance videos per day (exercise). In the #BabyLetsMove feasibility trial investigators aim to conduct a single-arm, 4-week pilot with 20 Black adolescents (15- to 19-years) enrolled in Mississippi's Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to test the intervention's feasibility and acceptability. Participants will receive one text message per day for 4-weeks targeting behavior change strategies and two health coaching sessions via mobile phone; an introduction session in week one and a problem-solving session in week three. Investigators will also use qualitative interviewing with additional adolescents (n=20) to solicit user feedback regarding the acceptability of intervention content and materials. Finally, in preparation for a pilot study using an effectiveness-implementation hybrid study design, investigators will conduct a pre-implementation evaluation using quantitative surveying (n=6 surveys) with WIC providers (n=60) to better under the culture and climate of WIC. Investigators hypothesize the #BabyLetsMove intervention will be acceptable to adolescents and a future pilot randomized controlled trial will be feasible. Investigators also anticipate identifying modifiable barriers and facilitators to implementing the intervention through WIC, which will help to design an implementation strategy with a high likelihood for uptake by WIC.

Detailed Description

Formative research is needed to establish a foundation for obesity prevention research with high-risk, disadvantaged, perinatal adolescents and their offspring. In particular, Black pregnant adolescents in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities represent a high-risk and understudied perinatal population in health research. Adolescent pregnancy (\<20 years) is disproportionately prevalent among Blacks compared with Whites (27.6 and 13.4 per 1,000, respectively) and is a prominent risk factor for obesity. Normal pubertal growth is associated with increased weight in adolescence and Black female and rural adolescents are at highest risk for excessive adiposity. Pregnancy exacerbates preexisting risks and predicates a trajectory of maternal and child obesity. Fortunately, metabolic consequences of increasing physical activity coupled with minimal sedentary behavior can mitigate biological imperils and behavioral interventions targeting perinatal populations have demonstrated efficacy for this approach. Intervention studies to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior among Black, perinatal adolescents in disadvantaged, rural settings may be a promising strategy to prevent obesity and reduce disparities. To this end, investigators conducted formative work in the Teen Mom Study, an exploratory investigation to identify modifiable psychosocial, cultural and environmental determinants of physical activity among pregnant and postpartum adolescents enrolled in Mississippi's Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) in the Mississippi Delta. WIC is a federally-funded, state-run public health service providing healthy food and nutrition counseling to low-income women, infants and children at nutritional risk. Public health services like WIC are ideal settings for the prevention and treatment of obesity among high-risk, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. The Mississippi Delta is a culturally and geographically distinct 18-county rural region of Mississippi that is plagued by decades of persistent poverty, poor health and the highest teen birth rate, which has not declined since 2006, in the United States. Using data from the Teen Mom Study, investigators adapted an existing mobile health (mHealth) intervention to achieve three behavioral goals: (1) limit TV time to less than 2 hours a day (sedentary behavior); (2) take 10,000 steps or more per day (physical activity; tracked using a FitBit provided to each study participant); and (3) do 20 minutes or more of structured activity like prenatal yoga or dance videos per day (exercise). In the #BabyLetsMove feasibility trial investigators aim to conduct a single-arm, 4-week pilot with 20 overweight or obese, Black, pregnant (\<16 weeks) adolescent (15 - 19 years) WIC clients to test the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. Participants will receive text messages aligned with theoretical behavior change strategies every day of the week for 4-weeks including: 1) four skills texts, which may be a simple text or a text with a link to either a PDF or video; 2) two goal monitoring text messages, which will check-in on the three behavior change goals; and 3) and one text message for participants to report their weight using a BodyTrace scale provided by the study. Text messages will be supplemented with two health coaching telephone calls conducted by the principal investigator; an introduction session in the first week, followed by a problem-solving session in week three. While the study goal is to assess feasibility and acceptability, physical activity assessed using accelerometry, subjective psychosocial constructs, and anthropometric and biomarker measures will be measured at pre- (week 1) and post- (week 6) intervention. To gain additional insight, investigators will use qualitative interviewing with additional adolescents (n=20) to solicit user feedback regarding the acceptability of intervention content (text messages) and materials (PDFs and videos). Finally, in preparation for a randomized pilot trial using an effectiveness-implementation hybrid research design, investigators will conduct a pre-implementation evaluation using quantitative surveying (n=6 surveys) with WIC providers (n=60) to better under the context, culture and climate of WIC (implementation measures identified in the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research). Investigators hypothesize the #BabyLetsMove intervention materials will be acceptable to adolescents and that conducting a future pilot randomized controlled trial will be feasible. Investigators also anticipate identifying modifiable barriers and facilitators to implementing the intervention through WIC, which will help to design an implementation strategy with a high likelihood for uptake by WIC. If proven to be effective, #BabyLetsMove mHealth intervention may be a scalable approach to increase physical activity among socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents at high risk for maternal and child obesity.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria
  • African American or Black
  • <16 weeks gestation
  • Overweight or obese
  • Enrolled in WIC
  • Resides in one of 13 Mississippi Delta Counties
  • Cohabitation with their mother
  • Has a personal smart phone
Exclusion Criteria
  • Been told by a doctor they can not exercise

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention Arm#BabyLetsMoveParticipants will receive a text message everyday to build behavioral skills and practice self-monitoring of three behavior goals: (1) reduce TV time to less than 2 hours per day; (2) take 10,000 steps or more every day; (3) do 20 minutes or more of structures exercise like prenatal yoga or dance videos every day. Participants will also receive two health coaching mobile phone session; an introduction session and one problem solving session.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Physical activityBaseline, pre-intervention

Objective physical activity assessed using Actigraph GT9X accelerometry worn for seven consecutive days

Sedentary timeBaseline, pre-intervention

Objective physical activity assessed using Actigraph GT9X accelerometry worn for seven consecutive days

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Readiness for physical activity in pregnancyBaseline, pre-intervention

Single response item to categorize readiness to engage in physical activity; Haakstad et al., 2013 (PMID:23431448)

Self-regulation: PlanningBaseline, pre-intervention

Exercise Planning Scale; 10 items rated using a 5-point Likert scale from 1, does not describe me, to 5, describes me completely

Self-efficacy for physical activityBaseline, pre-intervention

5-item survey to assess confidence in doing 20-minutes or more of moderate intensity on 1 day per week, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, and 5 or more days; 11-point Likert scale from 0, absolutely not confident, to 100, absolutely confident

Self-efficacy for overcoming self-identified barriers to physical activityBaseline, pre-intervention

Up to 4-item instrument to list perceived barriers to physical activity and rating confidence to overcome each barrier using an 11-point Likert scale from 0, absolutely not confident, to 100, absolutely confident

Self-regulation: Goal-SettingBaseline, pre-intervention

Exercise Goal-Setting Scale; 10 items rated using a 5-point Likert scale from 1, does not describe me, to 5, describes me completely

Perceived daily physical activity behaviorBaseline, pre-intervention

Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire; 32-item survey to assess type and duration of physical activities on a typical day within respective trimester using 6-point Likert scale from 0, non to 6, 3 or more hours per day

Self-efficacy for limiting sedentary timeBaseline, pre-intervention

6-item instrument to rate confidence in limiting sedentary time using an 11-point Likert scale from 0, absolutely not confident, to 100, absolutely confident;

Decisional balanceBaseline, pre-intervention

Pros and Cons of Reducing TV Time; 11-items rated using 4-point Likert scale from 1, strongly disagree to 4, strongly agree

Body weightBaseline, pre-intervention

BodyTrace scale with Bluetooth

Perceived exercise safety in pregnancyBaseline, pre-intervention

Exercise Safety Scale; 14 items rated using a 4-point Likert scale from 1, very unsafe to 4, very safe

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mississippi State Department of Health

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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