MoTHER Buddy Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Physical Activity
• Interventions: Behavioral: mHealth Physical Activity; Behavioral: Buddy-partnered exercise

• Registration Number: NCT02338765
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Brief Summary

The purpose of the 12-week study is to determine if competing a physical activity program with a buddy helps increase daily physical activity when compared to completing the same physical activity program without a buddy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01
• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-01-09
• Study First Posted: 2015-01-14
• Primary Completion: 2016-04
• Study Completion: 2016-04
• Status Verified: 2016-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-06-08
• Last Update Posted: 2016-06-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

1. Physically inactive,
2. having at least one child aged less than 5 years,
3. having at least one family member or friend who can support physical activity engagement and reside in the same community,
4. having access to computer and phone, and
5. overweight/obese (Body Mass Index: 23 kg/m2 or more)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Having known medical conditions that prevent regular physical activity and
2. current participation in other lifestyle modification programs

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Buddy	mHealth Physical Activity	Physical activity plus having a buddy
Control	mHealth Physical Activity	Physical activity only
Buddy	Buddy-partnered exercise	Physical activity plus having a buddy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Daily steps	weekly during study period, up to 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Waist Circumference (WC)	Changes in WC over the 12-week study period
Hip Circumference (HC)	Changes in HC over the 12-week study period
Weight	Changes in weight over the 12-week study period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California, San Francisco; 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States