Physical ActivityNCT01697475
Text-Messaging to Motivate Walking in Older African Americans
A study testing Motivational text messaging in people with Physical Activity and Motor Activity, run by Georgetown University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This study examined the impact of using a motivational mobile text messaging intervention to increase step count among older community-dwelling African Americans. Secondary aims were to study the effects of text messaging on self-reported leisure time exercise behavior. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 60 to 85 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Physical Activity, Motor Activity
- What is being tested?
- Motivational text messaging
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 36 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Oct 2010to Aug 2011
- 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 60 to 85 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- African American community-dwelling adults aged 60 to 85 who were recruited from senior centers.
- had to be healthy (no restrictions and medical clearance to walk)
- had to have a mobile phone with text messaging capability
Who cannot join
- (a) any physical, psychological illness, or medical problems that restricted them from walking; (b) did not own a mobile phone with text messaging capability; or (c) were not willing or able to follow study procedures.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
About this study
Official title: An Motivational Text Messaging Walking Program for Older African Americans
This study examined the impact of using a motivational mobile text messaging intervention to increase step count among older community-dwelling African Americans. Secondary aims were to study the effects of text messaging on self-reported leisure time exercise behavior.
Hypothesis:
Participants in the motivational mobile text messaging group will have an increase step count after 6-weeks.
Read the detailed description
Background: Older minority populations can benefit from increased physical activity, especially walking. Text messaging interventions have the potential to encourage positive changes in health behavior in these groups.
Purpose: To examine if a six week program of motivational text messaging increases physical activity (step count) among older African Americans in an urban setting.
Design: Randomized, controlled trial pilot study with assignment to motivational text messaging group or a control group.
Setting/Participants: Thirty-six African Americans aged 60 to 85.
Intervention: The intervention group received motivational text messages three times a day, three days a week, for six weeks. Both groups received pedometers and walking manuals to record step counts. Study was conducted and analyzed in 2011.
Main Outcome Measures: Primary outcome measure was step count. Secondary outcome measure was perceived activity levels assessed by the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (LTEQ).
Results/Conclusion: In press - American Journal of Preventive Medicine (Jan 2013)
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Motor Activity
- Being tested
- Motivational text messaging
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Motivational text messagingBehavioural
Motivational text messaging was given for participants in the intervention group - 3 times a day, 3 times a week, for 6 weeks
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Motivational text messaging Receives: Behavioral: Motivational text messaging |
| Control Group | No intervention | Step count |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Primary outcome measure was step count
Motivational text messaging led to greater improvements in step count (+679 vs. +398; P < .05)
Measured: 6-weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Secondary outcome measure was perceived activity levels assessed by the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (LTEQ).
Motivational text messaging led to greater improvements perceived activity levels (P < .05) than the group who did not receive any text messages.
Measured: 6-weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Oct 2012 (estimated)
- Study startOct 2010
- Primary completionJul 2011
- Study completionAug 2011
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)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 Georgetown UniversityThe 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
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Georgetown University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Pennsylvania
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Bang Kim, PhD, Principal investigator, Georgetown UniversityKaren Glanz, PhD, Study director, University of Pennsylvania
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01697475
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AJPM 12-0206-126R
- Status last verified
- Sep 2011
- First submitted
- 27 Sep 2012
- Last updated
- 2 Oct 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Kim BH, Glanz K. Text messaging to motivate walking in older African Americans: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jan;44(1):71-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.09.050.
PubMed 23253653
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Oct 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- An Motivational Text Messaging Walking Program for Older African Americans
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01697475
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AJPM 12-0206-126R
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Motor Activity
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Georgetown UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Pennsylvania
- Study start
- Oct 2010
- Primary completion
- Jul 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Aug 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 Oct 2012 (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.
This study examined the impact of using a motivational mobile text messaging intervention to increase step count among older community-dwelling African Americans. Secondary aims were to study the effects of text messaging on self-reported leisure time exercise behavior.
Hypothesis:
Participants in the motivational mobile text messaging group will have an increase step count after 6-weeks.
Detailed description
Background: Older minority populations can benefit from increased physical activity, especially walking. Text messaging interventions have the potential to encourage positive changes in health behavior in these groups.
Purpose: To examine if a six week program of motivational text messaging increases physical activity (step count) among older African Americans in an urban setting.
Design: Randomized, controlled trial pilot study with assignment to motivational text messaging group or a control group.
Setting/Participants: Thirty-six African Americans aged 60 to 85.
Intervention: The intervention group received motivational text messages three times a day, three days a week, for six weeks. Both groups received pedometers and walking manuals to record step counts. Study was conducted and analyzed in 2011.
Main Outcome Measures: Primary outcome measure was step count. Secondary outcome measure was perceived activity levels assessed by the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (LTEQ).
Results/Conclusion: In press - American Journal of Preventive Medicine (Jan 2013)
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Motivational text messagingMotivational text messaging |
| Control Group | No intervention | –Step count |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 60 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- African American community-dwelling adults aged 60 to 85 who were recruited from senior centers.
- had to be healthy (no restrictions and medical clearance to walk)
- had to have a mobile phone with text messaging capability
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- (a) any physical, psychological illness, or medical problems that restricted them from walking; (b) did not own a mobile phone with text messaging capability; or (c) were not willing or able to follow study procedures.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Motivational text messagingMotivational text messaging was given for participants in the intervention group - 3 times a day, 3 times a week, for 6 weeks | Behavioural | Intervention Group |
Primary outcome
Primary outcome measure was step count
Time frame: 6-weeks
Motivational text messaging led to greater improvements in step count (+679 vs. +398; P < .05)
1 secondary outcome
Secondary outcome measure was perceived activity levels assessed by the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (LTEQ).
Time frame: 6-weeks
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 2 Oct 2012.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 23253653Kim BH, Glanz K. Text messaging to motivate walking in older African Americans: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jan;44(1):71-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.09.050.
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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.
Bang Kim, PhD principal investigator
Georgetown University
Karen Glanz, PhD study director
University of Pennsylvania
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Motivational text messaging in people with Physical Activity and Motor Activity, run by Georgetown University 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 3 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 2 Oct 2012. 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?
Primary outcome measure was step count (time frame: 6-weeks). 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 NCT01697475, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 2 Oct 2012.