Strategies to Promote Physical Activity

Stanford University

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Fun First; Behavioral: Close at Hand

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02777762

R01HL128666 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

37737

Details and patient eligibility

About

Getting regular physical activity has many health benefits. Current physical activity programs often encourage people to track their physical activity as a way to motivate them to continue being physically active over time. However, not everyone enjoys physical activity, so tracking physical activity may not be very motivating. This research study will evaluate whether a new program-specifically designed to enhance people's enjoyment of physical activity-improves people's attitudes toward physical activity compared to a program that encourages people to track their physical activity with a mobile app.

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. 25 ≤ BMI ≤ 39 kg/m2
2. Systolic blood pressure 120-139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure 80-89 mmHg
3. Not currently taking medications for blood pressure

Exclusion criteria

1. Not free of diagnosed heart disease, diabetes, and cancer
2. Medical contraindications to regular, unsupervised physical activity
3. Not stable on all medications over the past 3 months
4. Not free of binge eating disorder or bulimic compensatory symptoms
5. No regular access to a mobile phone and Internet
6. Not able to speak and understand English
7. Currently pregnant or planning to be within the next year
8. Planning to move in the next year
9. Not willing to be randomized

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Fun First

Experimental group

Description:

Strategies to promote enjoyment of physical activity

Treatment:

Behavioral: Fun First

Close at Hand

Active Comparator group

Description:

Strategies to promote tracking of physical activity

Treatment:

Behavioral: Close at Hand