mHealth Physical Activity Trial for Older HIV-infected Adults (mFIT)

Johns Hopkins University

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV

Treatments: Other: Physical Activity Counseling; Other: Smart Text Messaging; Other: Digital Activity Tracker

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03708640

IRB00169068

K23AI108357 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot study will examine the effect of a mobile health text messaging platform linked to a digital physical activity tracker on physical activity among persons living with HIV and frailty.

Full description

HIV is associated with frailty, an important aging-related phenotype associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The investigators propose that personalized health coaching using a digital activity tracker with mobile health text messaging can increase physical activity in this population. The total duration of the intervention will be 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• HIV-1 positive adults of any gender
• Age 50 years and older
• Frailty score of 2 or greater (at least 1 criteria is slow gait speed or decreased grip strength)
• Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Any physical condition that would prevent or prohibit moderate physical activity
• >3 days per week of moderate or vigorous leisure time activity lasting >30 min/day

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Physical Activity Counseling

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Group receives baseline physical activity counseling. Group does not receive personalized, health coaching via "smart" text messages.

Treatment:

Other: Physical Activity Counseling

Digital Activity Tracker/Smart Text Messaging

Experimental group

Description:

Group receives baseline physical activity counseling. Group receives personalized, health coaching via "smart" text messages informed by digital activity tracker.

Treatment:

Other: Digital Activity Tracker

Other: Smart Text Messaging

Other: Physical Activity Counseling