Active KC: a Text Message Based Intervention for Physical Activity

NCT ID: NCT05110508

Last Updated: 2025-02-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 210 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-09-25
• Study Completion Date: 2022-04-30

Brief Summary

Active KC will involve delivering PA support tools to individuals interested in increasing their physical activity. The tools involve provision of a Garmin wearable activity monitor and participant-tailored behavior change supports (e.g., goal setting and monitoring) delivered through text messaging and a corresponding study website.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Patient Engagement

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Physical Activity Self-Regulation

Participants will receive multiple weekly text messages. Texts will contain wear reminders, encouragements, congratulatory content, and behavior change messages based on the Garmin data. Some text message content asks for a response from the participant to help tailor later messages for behavior change support.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Text Based Behavioral Intervention for Physical Activity

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Text intervention messaging will be sent through an automated text messaging service programmed by the CM Informatics team, which has been approved by the institution. Participants will be asked to wear Garmin physical activity monitor to provide physical activity information throughout the intervention. The Garmin is worn like a wristwatch. The device is small and non-intrusive. The Garmin device is a consumer wearable that will automatically detect and track activity such as walking, running, and cycling. The text messages incorporate information from the Garmin monitor to support physical activity.

Interventions

Text Based Behavioral Intervention for Physical Activity

Text intervention messaging will be sent through an automated text messaging service programmed by the CM Informatics team, which has been approved by the institution. Participants will be asked to wear Garmin physical activity monitor to provide physical activity information throughout the intervention. The Garmin is worn like a wristwatch. The device is small and non-intrusive. The Garmin device is a consumer wearable that will automatically detect and track activity such as walking, running, and cycling. The text messages incorporate information from the Garmin monitor to support physical activity.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Individual has a smart device with internet or data and app downloading and texting capability
• Can read or write in English
• At least 8 years old (there is no upper age limit)
• Willing to complete study measures, participate in intervention, and share data collected in Active KC with the main study

• Non-adherent to study measurement (wearing the Garmin less than 4 days) during baseline period
• Averaging over 60 minutes per day of physical activity (children) or 30 minutes of physical activity per day (adults) during the baseline period as measured by the Garmin
• Participant has a disability that interferes with their ability to carry out daily activities

• Minimum Eligible Age: 8 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jordan Carlson

Study Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Children's Mercy

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

STUDY00001939

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id