The Effects of a Mobile Health Intervention and Health Coach Text Messaging on Cardiovascular Risk of Older Adults
NCT ID: NCT03720327
Last Updated: 2022-11-18
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
54 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-01-10
2022-03-12
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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1. Get FIT: use of a Fitbit activity tracker, smartphone application to track daily food intake, one 45 minute counseling session to create personal goals and provide patient education by a health coach; vs.
2. Get FIT+: use of a Fitbit activity tracker, smartphone application to track daily food intake, one 45 minute counseling session to create personal goals and provide patient education by a health coach, and personalized push-only text messages from the health coach based on participant's progress as monitored electronically in the application.
Each intervention lasts 3 months, with outcomes measured at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
1. control group (Get FIT);
2. intervention group (Get FIT+).
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Get FIT
The Get FIT intervention
Get FIT
The Get FIT arm includes use of a free commercially available smartphone application to track daily food intake for 3 months; use of a Fitbit activity tracker for 3 months; and one 45 minute behavioral counseling session to set personal goals and provide education by a health coach.
Get FIT+
The Get FIT+ intervention, which includes push-only personalized text messages from a health coach.
Get FIT+
The Get FIT+ arm includes use of a free commercially available smartphone application to track daily food intake for 3 months; use of a Fitbit activity tracker for 3 months; one 45 minute behavioral counseling session to set personal goals and provide education by a health coach; and personalized text messaging for 3 months by a health coach. The health coach will have access to these participants' daily food and activity data through the smartphone application, and will monitor progress and send push-only text messages to participants in this group based on the participant's goals and progress in the areas of physical activity, nutrition, and weight loss.
Interventions
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Get FIT
The Get FIT arm includes use of a free commercially available smartphone application to track daily food intake for 3 months; use of a Fitbit activity tracker for 3 months; and one 45 minute behavioral counseling session to set personal goals and provide education by a health coach.
Get FIT+
The Get FIT+ arm includes use of a free commercially available smartphone application to track daily food intake for 3 months; use of a Fitbit activity tracker for 3 months; one 45 minute behavioral counseling session to set personal goals and provide education by a health coach; and personalized text messaging for 3 months by a health coach. The health coach will have access to these participants' daily food and activity data through the smartphone application, and will monitor progress and send push-only text messages to participants in this group based on the participant's goals and progress in the areas of physical activity, nutrition, and weight loss.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* at intermediate (10-20%) or high risk (\>20%) of developing cardiovascular disease (as measured by Framingham Risk Assessment Tool)
* poor eating behaviors (as measured by Block Fruit/Vegetable/Fiber Screener)
* reduced physical activity (as measured by Block Adult Physical Activity Screener)
Exclusion Criteria
* chronic drug use
* end stage renal, liver, or pulmonary disease
* current active cancer (i.e., undergoing active treatment for cancer)
* gastrointestinal disease which requires a special diet (e.g. Crohn's, celiac, etc).
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of California, Irvine
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Lorraine Evangelista
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Lorraine Evangelista, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of California, Irvine
Locations
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University of California, Irvine Federally Qualified Health Clinic
Anaheim, California, United States
The Regents of the University of California, Irvine - Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (ICTS)
Irvine, California, United States
University of California, Irvine Medical Clinic (Gottschalk)
Irvine, California, United States
The University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California, United States
University of California, Irvine Federally Qualified Health Clinic
Santa Ana, California, United States
Countries
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R21AG053162; HS#2016-2713
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