WalkIT Arizona: Walking Interventions Through Texting

NCT ID: NCT02717663

Last Updated: 2021-10-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

512 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-05-31

Study Completion Date

2020-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to develop adaptive (AI) and micro-incentive (MI) interventions and test them against static (SI) and delayed-incentive (DI) interventions in a 4-arm randomized factorial trial to increase MVPA adoption and maintenance among inactive adults. Using neighborhood walkability and socioeconomic status, participants will be recruited from four neighborhood types: "high walkable/high SES," "high walkable/low SES," "low walkable/high SES," and "low walkable/low SES." We will evaluate synergistic or antagonistic effects of interventions and neighborhood factors on MVPA adoption by 12 months and maintenance by 24 months.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Physical Activity Behavior Goals

Keywords

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Reinforcement Walking Exercise Built Environment Adaptive Financial incentive Walkability

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Static goals with delayed incentives

Participants will receive static physical activity goals with delayed, non-contingent incentives

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Static Goals

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Prescribed goals remain the same throughout study

Delayed (non-contingent) Incentives

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Incentives are provided on bi-monthly basis for participation

Adaptive goals with delayed incentives

Participants will receive adaptive physical activity goals with delayed, non-contingent incentives

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Adaptive Goals

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Prescribed goals change daily based on participant's performance

Delayed (non-contingent) Incentives

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Incentives are provided on bi-monthly basis for participation

Static goals with immediate rewards

Participants will receive static physical activity goals with immediate rewards

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Static Goals

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Prescribed goals remain the same throughout study

Immediate Micro-Incentives

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Incentives are provided immediately for each goal attained

Adaptive goals with immediate rewards

Participants will receive adaptive physical activity goals with immediate rewards

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Adaptive Goals

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Prescribed goals change daily based on participant's performance

Immediate Micro-Incentives

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Incentives are provided immediately for each goal attained

Interventions

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Adaptive Goals

Prescribed goals change daily based on participant's performance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Static Goals

Prescribed goals remain the same throughout study

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Delayed (non-contingent) Incentives

Incentives are provided on bi-monthly basis for participation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Immediate Micro-Incentives

Incentives are provided immediately for each goal attained

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* women and men of all races/ethnicities living in Maricopa County, Arizona

Exclusion Criteria

* Live in one of the eligible neighborhood quadrants in Maricopa County, Arizona
* Adult men and women between 18 and 60 years old
* Inactive as screened by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form and confirmed by baseline accelerometer measures
* No history of heart failure or type 2 diabetes
* No contraindications to exercise testing or requirement for medically supervised exercise (assessed by Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire+ (PAR-Q+).
* Not currently pregnant and not planning to becoming pregnant in the next 2 years
* Not currently participating in physical activity, diet, or weight loss programs
* Daily access to a mobile phone with text messaging capabilities or an iOS or Android smartphone
* Willing to wear a small accelerometer on the wrist daily for 1 year
* Willing to send and receive 2-3 text messages per day for 1 year
* Not planning to be outside of Maricopa County for \> 30 days consecutively in the next 2 years
* Not planning to move from their current home in the next 2 years
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Arizona State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marc Adams, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Exercise and Wellness Program, School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, College of Health Solutions.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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McEntee ML, Hurley JC, Phillips CB, Hooker SP, Todd M, Frank LD, Adams MA. The moderating impact of neighborhood walkability on mHealth interventions to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity for insufficiently active adults in a randomized trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2023 Aug 15;20(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12966-023-01494-2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37582736 (View on PubMed)

Adams MA, Todd M, Angadi SS, Hurley JC, Stecher C, Berardi V, Phillips CB, McEntee ML, Hovell MF, Hooker SP. Adaptive Goals and Reinforcement Timing to Increase Physical Activity in Adults: A Factorial Randomized Trial. Am J Prev Med. 2022 Feb;62(2):e57-e68. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.09.014. Epub 2021 Dec 8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35000693 (View on PubMed)

McEntee ML, Cantley A, Foreman E, Berardi V, Phillips CB, Hurley JC, Hovell MF, Hooker S, Adams MA. Effects of Goal Type and Reinforcement Type on Self-Reported Domain-Specific Walking Among Inactive Adults: 2x2 Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2020 Dec 4;4(12):e19863. doi: 10.2196/19863.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33275107 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01CA198915

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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R01CA198915

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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