Assessing Peer Support for Physical Activity in Women With HIV and Hypertension

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Hypertension; HIV

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise Prescription; Behavioral: Blood pressure self monitoring; Behavioral: Peer support

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT07025109

300008025

K23HL156758 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical trial will assess the acceptability and feasibility of a peer-supported behavioral physical activity intervention for women living with HIV and Hypertension.

Full description

An individually randomized pilot trial (N=50) of an adapted behavioral physical activity (PA) intervention will be used to assess the feasibility and acceptability of providing exercise prescription, peer support, and home blood pressure monitoring to women ages 40+ living with HIV and Hypertension. Secondary outcomes to be assessed include systolic and diastolic blood pressure, PA time and intensity, PA self-efficacy, perceived social support, and health-related quality of life.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• woman living with HIV
• age 40 and above
• diagnosed with HTN
• access to a personal phone for study-related phone calls
• willing to wear an accelerometer on their waist or hip for 7 days at beginning and end of 12-week intervention
• able to ambulate independently
• English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant
• unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive deficit, serious mental illness, or active substance use

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Peer support arm

Experimental group

Description:

Women in the peer support arm will receive weekly peer contacts via phone or text message to assess progress towards study-assigned physical activity goal/prescription and to provide motivational counseling and support.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Peer support

Behavioral: Blood pressure self monitoring

Behavioral: Exercise Prescription

Control arm

Active Comparator group

Description:

Women in the control arm will receive physical activity prescription and home blood pressure monitoring, but will not receive peer support calls.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Blood pressure self monitoring

Behavioral: Exercise Prescription