A Culturally Adapted, Social Support-Based, Physical Activity Interventions for South Asian Indian Women in the United States

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Treatments

Other: Electronic newsletters

Behavioral: Fitbit activity monitor

Behavioral: Dyad-based Zoom health coaching

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

NIH

Identifiers

NCT05966506

UL1TR003167-04 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

HSC-SN-23-0576

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-based dyadic social support health coaching physical activity (PA) intervention in inactive South Asian Indian (SAI) and to explore preliminary effects of the intervention on intermediate outcomes: self-reported and objective moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), social support, and self-efficacy .

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

40 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

inactive SAI (Physical activity (PA) <150 minutes/week)
physically able to engage in moderate PA
speak and read English; able to enroll with an eligible adult female partner who does not live in the same household
willing to use the Fitbit app/device
own a smartphone that is compatible with Fitbit software (up to 223.3 MB on iPhone or 165 MB on Android) 9)
able and willing to send and receive text messages
Blood pressure reading <160/100 mm Hg, or with medical clearance.

Exclusion criteria

SAI women with a current/planned pregnancy
cannot speak and read English
those participating in a PA or weight loss program
those diagnosed with a physical disability that interferes with their ability to be physically active.
not living in Houston, Texas