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Clinical Trials/NCT02338765
NCT02338765CompletedNot Applicable

With Help From Buddies: The Impact of Social Support Using Mobile Technology on Physical Activity Among Women With Young Children

University of California, San Francisco1 site in 1 country54 target enrollmentStarted: January 1, 2015Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
54
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Daily steps

Study Overview

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.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Single (Participant)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 44 Years (Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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

Arms & Interventions

Buddy

Experimental

Physical activity plus having a buddy

Intervention: mHealth Physical Activity (Behavioral)

Buddy

Experimental

Physical activity plus having a buddy

Intervention: Buddy-partnered exercise (Behavioral)

Control

Active Comparator

Physical activity only

Intervention: mHealth Physical Activity (Behavioral)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Daily steps

Time Frame: weekly during study period, up to 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

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

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

JiWon Choi

Assistant Adjunct Professor

University of California, San Francisco

Study Sites (1)

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