PA4Health Physical Activity App Open Pilot Study for African American Women

City University of New York, School of Public Health

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Test Acceptability/Usability of a Physical Activity App Developed for African American Women

Treatments: Behavioral: PA4Health Open Pilot

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05714280

CityUNYSPH

K23MD014164 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Test the acceptability of a smartphone physical activity app for African American women

Full description

The goal of this aim is to collect data that guide the refinement of intervention components and structure to increase appeal to AA women. Fifteen physically inactive AA women will participate in a 12-week study examining the feasibility, acceptability, and usage of the PA4Health app. They will receive a Fitbit tracker to be worn during the trial. Following the trial, participants will complete self-report measures as well as a semi-structured interview to learn about their experience in using the app, any experienced difficulties, and recommendations for improving the acceptance and usage of the app.

Intervention components: The intervention components include: tailored daily text intervention text message, educational feature, goal setting and monitoring, and an activity locator that allow participants to enter their zip code and view available resources for physical activity.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion: Eligible participants must:

1. be ages 18-64
2. identify as AA and female
3. own a smartphone
4. be able to provide consent
5. not regularly physically active (i.e. less than 90 mins. of MVPA per week), 6) medically cleared for PA,

7. have a valid email address, and 9) no previous engagement in the study.

Exclusion: Individuals will be excluded if they report:

1. physical limitations to PA engagement
2. significant medical conditions (e.g., heart failure)
3. planned surgery in the next 6 months,
4. pregnant or plan to become pregnant in the next 6 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)