Physical ActivityNCT03196570
Increasing Physical Activity in Latino Men
A study testing Physical Activity Intervention in people with Physical Activity, run by University of Connecticut at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a web and text-messaged based intervention designed to increase physical activity among Latino men in Rhode Island. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Physical Activity
- What is being tested?
- Physical Activity Intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 12 Mar 2018to 30 Jun 2020
- 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 18 to 65 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Be sedentary ( participate in moderate intensity leisure time PA two days a week for less than 30 minutes a day, or less)
- Identify as a Latino male
- Speak Spanish
- Score of more than 16% on Spanish Shortened Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults
- Own a cell phone with texting capabilities and have internet access
Who cannot join
- History of myocardial infarction or angina, insulin-dependent diabetes or hospitalization for diabetes in the past year, stroke, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, orthopedic problems, or any medical condition that would make PA unsafe.
- Planning to move from the area in the next 6 months
- Hospitalization due to a psychiatric disorder in the past 3 years.
- BMI of 45 or higher and/or taking any medication that may impair PA tolerance or performance.
- If they or another family member is already enrolled in another PA or weight control study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Increasing Physical Activity in Latino Men Through Tailoring
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a web and text-messaged based intervention designed to increase physical activity among Latino men in Rhode Island. The study will also examine potential moderators of treatment effects including demographics, acculturation, and environmental variables such as the neighborhood built, social and economic environments.
Read the detailed description
Physical Activity in Latino Men Through Tailoring is an individually randomized web and text message based pilot study, designed to increase physical activity amongst Latino men. The study is conducting formative research with a diverse population of Latino men to inform the adaptation of the Pasos Hacia La Salud web-based intervention, which was developed for Latina women, to an intervention focused on Latino men. Consideration will also be taken to ensure intervention material is culturally appropriate for Latino men of Caribbean, South and Central American origin. Half the study participants will be randomized into the intervention arm and half into the comparison group. Participants in the intervention arm will have access to a website where they can complete questionnaires, receive information, log their physical activity and set goals. Participants complete monthly questionnaires to establish their stage of change toward increasing their physical activity and receive information manuals based on their current stage of change. They will also have access to tip sheets via the study website and receive reoccurring text messages reminding them to log into the website. Participants in the comparison arm will have access to a similar website with information related to nutrition and overall wellness, not including physical activity.
The primary aims of this project are (1) to conduct formative research with a diverse population of RI Latino men to adapt the existing web-based interventions and add text message-based components to complement and enhance the intervention. The second primary aim is to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention and the study recruitment, implementation and evaluation protocols with a diverse population of Latino men. An additional exploratory aim will be to examine potential moderators of treatment effects including demographics, acculturation, and environmental variables such as the neighborhood built, social and economic environments. The hypothesis is that participants randomized to the intervention condition will have greater increases in weekly minutes of physical activity after six months than those randomized to a wellness control condition. The results of this pilot study will inform a future randomized controlled trial with Latino men to increase PA.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Being tested
- Physical Activity Intervention, Wellness Contact Control
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Physical Activity InterventionBehavioural
After randomization into the intervention arm, participants will be instructed on how to use the Spanish language study website. During the six month intervention, they will complete online questionnaires to determine their stage of change towards increasing physical activity. A manual of information will be automatically generated based on their responses. Participants can read this information online, along with tip sheets related to increasing physical activity. On the website they can also set weekly goals and log their weekly PA. It will also include short videos with demonstrations for PA they can do at home and around their neighborhood. Information will also include community resources (community centers, public events, parks) where they can be physically active. Participants will also receive prompts and encouragement via text-message to encourage them to log into the website and continue to track their progress.
Wellness Contact ControlBehavioural
Participants in the control arm will attend the same baseline orientation sessions and measurements as the intervention arm. After randomization into the control group, participants will complete an introductory in-person session to introduce them to a website, similar in design, with information on health topics other than physical activity, including diet and other factors associated with CVD risk. It will include information from NHLBI heart health materials for Latinos. Topics include healthy eating, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, reducing fat and salt intake, learning about cholesterol, stress management. Participants will log onto a separate website unique to the control group and complete monthly surveys on the wellness topics and their progress. Participants will also receive prompts and encouragement text-messages to encourage them to log onto the website.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | After randomization into the intervention arm, participants will be instructed on how to use the Spanish language study website. During the six month intervention, they will complete online questionnaires to determine their stage of change towards increasing physical activity. A manual of information will be automatically generated based on their responses. Participants can read this information online, along with tip sheets related to increasing physical activity. On the website they can also set weekly goals and log their weekly PA. It will also include short videos with demonstrations for PA they can do at home and around their neighborhood. Information will also include community resources (community centers, public events, parks) where they can be physically active. Participants will also receive prompts and encouragement via text-message to encourage them to log into the website and continue to track their progress. Receives: Behavioral: Physical Activity Intervention |
| Contact Control | Active comparator | Participants in the control arm will attend the same baseline orientation sessions and measurements as the intervention arm. After randomization into the control group, participants will complete an introductory in-person session to introduce them to a website, similar in design, with information on health topics other than physical activity, including diet and other factors associated with CVD risk. It will include information from NHLBI heart health materials for Latinos. Topics include healthy eating, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, reducing fat and salt intake, learning about cholesterol, stress management. Participants will log onto a separate website unique to the control group and complete monthly surveys on the wellness topics and their progress. Participants will also receive prompts and encouragement text-messages to encourage them to log onto the website. Receives: Behavioral: Wellness Contact Control |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Physical Activity from Baseline to 6 months
Minutes of Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity
Measured: Baseline and 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Jun 2017
- Study start12 Mar 2018
- Primary completion30 Apr 2020
- Study completion30 Jun 2020
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.
- 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
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Connecticut
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Brown University
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Kim Gans, University of Connecticut
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03196570
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1612001664
- Status last verified
- Oct 2020
- First submitted
- 15 Jun 2017
- Last updated
- 9 Oct 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Dulin AJ, Dunsiger S, Benitez T, Larsen B, Marcus BH, Champion G, Gans KM. The Hombres Saludables Physical Activity Web-Based and Mobile Phone Intervention: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial With Latino Men. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Dec 7;25:e39310. doi: 10.2196/39310.
PubMed 38060285Gans KM, Dulin A, Palomo V, Benitez T, Dunsiger S, Dionne L, Champion G, Edgar R, Marcus B. A Tailored Web- and Text-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity for Latino Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Jan 29;10(1):e23690. doi: 10.2196/23690.
PubMed 33512327
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Oct 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Increasing Physical Activity in Latino Men Through Tailoring
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03196570
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 1612001664
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of ConnecticutUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Brown University
- Study start
- 12 Mar 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Apr 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Jun 2017 (actual)
- 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 determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a web and text-messaged based intervention designed to increase physical activity among Latino men in Rhode Island. The study will also examine potential moderators of treatment effects including demographics, acculturation, and environmental variables such as the neighborhood built, social and economic environments.
Detailed description
Physical Activity in Latino Men Through Tailoring is an individually randomized web and text message based pilot study, designed to increase physical activity amongst Latino men. The study is conducting formative research with a diverse population of Latino men to inform the adaptation of the Pasos Hacia La Salud web-based intervention, which was developed for Latina women, to an intervention focused on Latino men. Consideration will also be taken to ensure intervention material is culturally appropriate for Latino men of Caribbean, South and Central American origin. Half the study participants will be randomized into the intervention arm and half into the comparison group. Participants in the intervention arm will have access to a website where they can complete questionnaires, receive information, log their physical activity and set goals. Participants complete monthly questionnaires to establish their stage of change toward increasing their physical activity and receive information manuals based on their current stage of change. They will also have access to tip sheets via the study website and receive reoccurring text messages reminding them to log into the website. Participants in the comparison arm will have access to a similar website with information related to nutrition and overall wellness, not including physical activity.
The primary aims of this project are (1) to conduct formative research with a diverse population of RI Latino men to adapt the existing web-based interventions and add text message-based components to complement and enhance the intervention. The second primary aim is to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention and the study recruitment, implementation and evaluation protocols with a diverse population of Latino men. An additional exploratory aim will be to examine potential moderators of treatment effects including demographics, acculturation, and environmental variables such as the neighborhood built, social and economic environments. The hypothesis is that participants randomized to the intervention condition will have greater increases in weekly minutes of physical activity after six months than those randomized to a wellness control condition. The results of this pilot study will inform a future randomized controlled trial with Latino men to increase PA.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Physical Activity InterventionAfter randomization into the intervention arm, participants will be instructed on how to use the Spanish language study website. During the six month intervention, they will complete online questionnaires to determine their stage of change towards increasing physical activity. A manual of information will be automatically generated based on their responses. Participants can read this information online, along with tip sheets related to increasing physical activity. On the website they can also set weekly goals and log their weekly PA. It will also include short videos with demonstrations for PA they can do at home and around their neighborhood. Information will also include community resources (community centers, public events, parks) where they can be physically active. Participants will also receive prompts and encouragement via text-message to encourage them to log into the website and continue to track their progress. |
| Contact Control | Active comparator | Behavioral: Wellness Contact ControlParticipants in the control arm will attend the same baseline orientation sessions and measurements as the intervention arm. After randomization into the control group, participants will complete an introductory in-person session to introduce them to a website, similar in design, with information on health topics other than physical activity, including diet and other factors associated with CVD risk. It will include information from NHLBI heart health materials for Latinos. Topics include healthy eating, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, reducing fat and salt intake, learning about cholesterol, stress management. Participants will log onto a separate website unique to the control group and complete monthly surveys on the wellness topics and their progress. Participants will also receive prompts and encouragement text-messages to encourage them to log onto the website. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Be sedentary ( participate in moderate intensity leisure time PA two days a week for less than 30 minutes a day, or less)
- Identify as a Latino male
- Speak Spanish
- Score of more than 16% on Spanish Shortened Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults
- Own a cell phone with texting capabilities and have internet access
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- History of myocardial infarction or angina, insulin-dependent diabetes or hospitalization for diabetes in the past year, stroke, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, orthopedic problems, or any medical condition that would make PA unsafe.
- Planning to move from the area in the next 6 months
- Hospitalization due to a psychiatric disorder in the past 3 years.
- BMI of 45 or higher and/or taking any medication that may impair PA tolerance or performance.
- If they or another family member is already enrolled in another PA or weight control study.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Activity InterventionAfter randomization into the intervention arm, participants will be instructed on how to use the Spanish language study website. During the six month intervention, they will complete online questionnaires to determine their stage of change towards increasing physical activity. A manual of information will be automatically generated based on their responses. Participants can read this information online, along with tip sheets related to increasing physical activity. On the website they can also set weekly goals and log their weekly PA. It will also include short videos with demonstrations for PA they can do at home and around their neighborhood. Information will also include community resources (community centers, public events, parks) where they can be physically active. Participants will also receive prompts and encouragement via text-message to encourage them to log into the website and continue to track their progress. | Behavioural | Intervention |
| Wellness Contact ControlParticipants in the control arm will attend the same baseline orientation sessions and measurements as the intervention arm. After randomization into the control group, participants will complete an introductory in-person session to introduce them to a website, similar in design, with information on health topics other than physical activity, including diet and other factors associated with CVD risk. It will include information from NHLBI heart health materials for Latinos. Topics include healthy eating, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, reducing fat and salt intake, learning about cholesterol, stress management. Participants will log onto a separate website unique to the control group and complete monthly surveys on the wellness topics and their progress. Participants will also receive prompts and encouragement text-messages to encourage them to log onto the website. | Behavioural | Contact Control |
Primary outcome
Change in Physical Activity from Baseline to 6 months
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months
Minutes of Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity
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 9 Oct 2020.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 38060285Dulin AJ, Dunsiger S, Benitez T, Larsen B, Marcus BH, Champion G, Gans KM. The Hombres Saludables Physical Activity Web-Based and Mobile Phone Intervention: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial With Latino Men. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Dec 7;25:e39310. doi: 10.2196/39310.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 33512327Gans KM, Dulin A, Palomo V, Benitez T, Dunsiger S, Dionne L, Champion G, Edgar R, Marcus B. A Tailored Web- and Text-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity for Latino Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Jan 29;10(1):e23690. doi: 10.2196/23690.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Physical Activity Intervention in people with Physical Activity, run by University of Connecticut 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 5 inclusion and 5 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 9 Oct 2020. 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?
Change in Physical Activity from Baseline to 6 months (time frame: Baseline and 6 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 NCT03196570, 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 9 Oct 2020.