Physical ActivityNCT01482234
Text Messages and Physical Activity Among Teens
A study testing TXT Me in people with Physical Activity, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to assess whether text messages can be used as a way to increase the amount of physical activity teens get each day. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 14 to 17 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Physical Activity
- What is being tested?
- TXT Me
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 160 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2012to Dec 2013
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 14 to 17 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- 14-17 years old
- access to a computer with high speed internet access
- home email address
- cell phone that can send/receive text messages
- text message plan
- fluent in English
Who cannot join
- mental or physical limitations that impair ability to fully participate in the program and/or complete baseline and post assessment data collection.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: TXT Me: Texting Motivational Messages Encouraging Adolescent Physical Activity
The purpose of this study is to assess whether text messages can be used as a way to increase the amount of physical activity teens get each day.
Read the detailed description
This research will develop an innovative intervention that promotes physical activity to 14-17 year olds (roughly high school aged youth). It is guided by Self Determination Theory and seeks to enhance adolescents' feelings of physical activity autonomy, competence, and relatedness, key psychological needs related to motivation to be physically active. The physical activity to be promoted is walking, which has broad appeal and can be performed as part of usual-day activities. Since youth are heavy users of cell phones and texting, the intervention will send theoretically-grounded text messages designed to enhance physical activity.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Being tested
- TXT Me
- Keywords
- physical activity, exercise, walking, pedometers, goal setting, text messages, motivation, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, self determination theory, prompts
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
TXT MeBehavioural
text messages, physical activity, self determination theory, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, pedometers, walking, prompts
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| pedometers only | Experimental | Participants randomized to this arm will receive pedometers only. They will participate in baseline and 3 months data collection. Receives: Behavioral: TXT Me |
| pedometers + prompts | Experimental | Participants randomized to this arm will receive pedometers plus a weekly prompt to set a step goal. They will participate in baseline and 3 months data collection. Receives: Behavioral: TXT Me |
| pedometer + prompt + messages | Experimental | Participants randomized to this arm will receive pedometers, weekly prompts, and 6 motivational text messages a week. They will participate in baseline and 3 months data collection. Receives: Behavioral: TXT Me |
| Control | No intervention | Participants randomized to this group will participate in data collection only; they will not receive an intervention. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
physical activity
physical activity will be assessed for 7 days at each data collection period; accelerometers will be used to assess physical activity amount and intensity
Measured: 3 months
Secondary outcomes (3)
Psychological need satisfaction in exercise
This scale will be used to assess psychological needs related to exercise - autonomy, relatedness, and competence
Measured: 3 months
Behavioral Regulation in Exercise
This scale will be used to assess motivation for exercise
Measured: 3 months
Satisfaction
Satisfaction with the study will be assessed using standard questions
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Nov 2011 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2012
- Primary completionAug 2013
- Study completionDec 2013
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Physical ActivityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Baylor College of MedicineThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Deborah Thompson, Baylor College of Medicine
- Investigators
- Deborah Thompson, PhD, Principal investigator, Baylor College of Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01482234
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- H-27537
- Other IDs
- R21HD066305
- Status last verified
- Jan 2016
- First submitted
- 28 Nov 2011
- Last updated
- 20 Jan 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Thompson D, Cantu D, Ramirez B, Cullen KW, Baranowski T, Mendoza J, Anderson B, Jago R, Rodgers W, Liu Y. Texting to Increase Adolescent Physical Activity: Feasibility Assessment. Am J Health Behav. 2016 Jul;40(4):472-83. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.40.4.9.
PubMed 27338994Thompson D, Cantu D, Bhatt R, Baranowski T, Rodgers W, Jago R, Anderson B, Liu Y, Mendoza JA, Tapia R, Buday R. Texting to Increase Physical Activity Among Teenagers (TXT Me!): Rationale, Design, and Methods Proposal. JMIR Res Protoc. 2014 Mar 12;3(1):e14. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3074.
PubMed 24622344
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Jan 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- TXT Me: Texting Motivational Messages Encouraging Adolescent Physical Activity
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01482234
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- H-27537
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Keywords
- physical activity, exercise, walking, pedometers, goal setting, text messages, motivation, intrinsic motivation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Baylor College of MedicineUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Study start
- Feb 2012
- Primary completion
- Aug 2013 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2013 (actual)
- First posted
- 30 Nov 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to assess whether text messages can be used as a way to increase the amount of physical activity teens get each day.
Detailed description
This research will develop an innovative intervention that promotes physical activity to 14-17 year olds (roughly high school aged youth). It is guided by Self Determination Theory and seeks to enhance adolescents' feelings of physical activity autonomy, competence, and relatedness, key psychological needs related to motivation to be physically active. The physical activity to be promoted is walking, which has broad appeal and can be performed as part of usual-day activities. Since youth are heavy users of cell phones and texting, the intervention will send theoretically-grounded text messages designed to enhance physical activity.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| pedometers only | Experimental | Behavioral: TXT MeParticipants randomized to this arm will receive pedometers only. They will participate in baseline and 3 months data collection. |
| pedometers + prompts | Experimental | Behavioral: TXT MeParticipants randomized to this arm will receive pedometers plus a weekly prompt to set a step goal. They will participate in baseline and 3 months data collection. |
| pedometer + prompt + messages | Experimental | Behavioral: TXT MeParticipants randomized to this arm will receive pedometers, weekly prompts, and 6 motivational text messages a week. They will participate in baseline and 3 months data collection. |
| Control | No intervention | –Participants randomized to this group will participate in data collection only; they will not receive an intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 14 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- 14-17 years old
- access to a computer with high speed internet access
- home email address
- cell phone that can send/receive text messages
- text message plan
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- mental or physical limitations that impair ability to fully participate in the program and/or complete baseline and post assessment data collection.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| TXT Metext messages, physical activity, self determination theory, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, pedometers, walking, prompts | Behavioural | pedometer + prompt + messages, pedometers + prompts, pedometers only |
Primary outcome
physical activity
Time frame: 3 months
physical activity will be assessed for 7 days at each data collection period; accelerometers will be used to assess physical activity amount and intensity
3 secondary outcomes
Psychological need satisfaction in exercise
Time frame: 3 months
Behavioral Regulation in Exercise
Time frame: 3 months
Satisfaction
Time frame: 3 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Jan 2016.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 27338994Thompson D, Cantu D, Ramirez B, Cullen KW, Baranowski T, Mendoza J, Anderson B, Jago R, Rodgers W, Liu Y. Texting to Increase Adolescent Physical Activity: Feasibility Assessment. Am J Health Behav. 2016 Jul;40(4):472-83. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.40.4.9.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 24622344Thompson D, Cantu D, Bhatt R, Baranowski T, Rodgers W, Jago R, Anderson B, Liu Y, Mendoza JA, Tapia R, Buday R. Texting to Increase Physical Activity Among Teenagers (TXT Me!): Rationale, Design, and Methods Proposal. JMIR Res Protoc. 2014 Mar 12;3(1):e14. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3074.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Deborah Thompson, PhD principal investigator
Baylor College of Medicine
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing TXT Me in people with Physical Activity, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jan 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
physical activity (time frame: 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01482234, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jan 2016.