Smart Walk: A Culturally Tailored Smartphone-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention for African American Women
NCT ID: NCT06337708
Last Updated: 2025-05-16
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
PHASE2
240 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-04-08
2028-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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African American women experience a high burden of cardiometabolic diseases, including heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Regular aerobic physical activity is an established behavior to prevent and treat these conditions. Yet, the many African American women are insufficiently active, with only 27-40% meeting national aerobic physical activity guidelines.
This study will test the efficacy of Smart Walk, a culturally tailored, theory-based smartphone-delivered intervention designed to increase physical activity and improve cardiometabolic disease risk factors among African American women. In a 12-month trial, participants will be randomly assigned to either the Smart Walk intervention or a Fitbit-only comparison arm for an active 4-month intervention period, followed by an 8-month minimal contact follow-up period.
Specific Aims:
1. Test the effects of Smart Walk to increase physical activity and promote adherence to national aerobic physical activity guidelines; compared to Fitbit-only comparison group.
2. Test the effects of Smart Walk to improve cardiometabolic risk factors; compared to Fitbit-only comparison group.
3. Compare cost and cost effectiveness of the two intervention groups from a societal perspective.
4. Examine if protocol adherence predicts outcomes and potential mediation and moderation of intervention effects on physical activity and cardiometabolic outcomes.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Smart Walk
Participants will receive a culturally tailored smartphone-delivered physical activity intervention.
Smart Walk
Smart Walk is a culturally tailored, Social Cognitive Theory-based multi-component smartphone delivered physical activity (PA) promotion intervention that delivered through the Smart Walk application, virtual physical activity coaching, and text messages. The Smart Walk smartphone application includes four key features: 1) personal profile pages, 2) culturally relevant multi-media physical activity promotion modules, 3) discussion boards, and 4) physical activity self-monitoring/tracking feature that integrates with Fitbit activity monitors for participants to track their daily, weekly, and monthly activity. Virtual physical activity coaches will actively engage and facilitate group-based dialogue among participants on the app discussion boards and provide individualized, one-on-one PA coaching via telephone or commercially available app-based video teleconferencing software (i.e., FaceTime, Zoom, Google hangouts).
Fitbit
Participants will receive a Fitbit Inspire 3 activity monitor.
Fitbit
This intervention group will receive a Fitbit activity monitor and be encouraged to use the commercially available device to increase physical activity.
Interventions
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Smart Walk
Smart Walk is a culturally tailored, Social Cognitive Theory-based multi-component smartphone delivered physical activity (PA) promotion intervention that delivered through the Smart Walk application, virtual physical activity coaching, and text messages. The Smart Walk smartphone application includes four key features: 1) personal profile pages, 2) culturally relevant multi-media physical activity promotion modules, 3) discussion boards, and 4) physical activity self-monitoring/tracking feature that integrates with Fitbit activity monitors for participants to track their daily, weekly, and monthly activity. Virtual physical activity coaches will actively engage and facilitate group-based dialogue among participants on the app discussion boards and provide individualized, one-on-one PA coaching via telephone or commercially available app-based video teleconferencing software (i.e., FaceTime, Zoom, Google hangouts).
Fitbit
This intervention group will receive a Fitbit activity monitor and be encouraged to use the commercially available device to increase physical activity.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Aged of 24-65 years
* Insufficiently Active (\< 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week as measured by Exercise Vital Sign Questionnaire)
* BMI \> 30 kg/m2
* English speaking and reading
* Ownership of a smartphone with the ability to download applications (i.e., apps)
* Ownership of a smartphone with the ability to receive text messages
* Willingness to receive a physical activity intervention delivered through their smartphone
* Willingness to include their first name or create an alias to be used on their profile page on the Smart Walk app
Exclusion Criteria
* Endorsing an item on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), unless a doctor's note for study participation in provided
* Resting systolic blood pressure greater than 180 mmHG and/or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 120 mmHG , as assessed at baseline or at any other study assessment
* Self-reported participation in another diet or weight loss study at screening
* Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months
24 Years
65 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
Arizona State University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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STUDY00017286
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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