A Text- and Audio-based Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Midlife

Mass General Brigham

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Middle Aged

Treatments: Behavioral: Move with Meaning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06172933

2023P003312

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized, controlled pilot trial (N=30) to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the Move with Meaning program, an 8- week, text message- and audio-based intervention to promote physical activity in midlife adults.

Full description

This is a randomized, controlled pilot trial to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the Move with Meaning program, an 8- week, text message- and audio-based intervention to promote physical activity in midlife adults. In Move with Meaning, participants will listen to weekly audio sessions and complete twice weekly text message sessions, in which they will set a weekly physical activity goal. The primary outcome is feasibility (measured by number of successful text message sessions sent). Secondary outcomes include acceptability and preliminary impact on physical activity, psychological health-, and physical health-related outcomes.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 64 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Midlife adults (aged 45-64 years at the time of enrollment)
• Suboptimal physical activity (<150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity, measured by accelerometer)
• Access to a phone capable of receiving text messages and listening to audio files (i.e., a smartphone)

Exclusion criteria

• An unrelated condition limiting physical activity
• Participation in any other programs focused on cardiac prevention or well-being
• A cognitive disturbance precluding participation or informed consent
• Current pregnancy
• Inability to speak/write fluently in English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Move with Meaning

Experimental group

Description:

In Move with Meaning, participants will engage in twice weekly, interactive text message sessions, which are accompanied by audio content to promote engagement in the program. In the first session of each week, participants will review their physical activity goal and positive psychology topic from last week, then learn about a new positive psychology and physical activity topic and ultimately set a new physical activity goal for the week. In the second session, participants will either be reminded of the content of the audio file and the goal they set earlier that week. The program will run for eight weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Move with Meaning

Wait-list control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the wait-list control condition will engage in usual medical care for eight weeks, then will complete the Move with Meaning program.