Smart Walk: A Culturally Tailored Smartphone-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention for African American Women
Sponsored by Arizona State University
About this study
The purpose of this study is to test a culturally tailored, smartphone-delivered intervention designed to increase physical activity and reduce risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes among African American women.
This study addresses major public health concerns among African American women: physical inactivity and cardiometabolic disease risk. African American women experience a high burden of cardiometabolic diseases, including heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Regular aerobic physical activity is an established behavior to prevent and treat these conditions. Yet, the many African American women are insufficiently active, with only 27-40% meeting national aerobic physical activity guidelines. This study will test the efficacy of Smart Walk, a culturally tailored, theory-based smartphone-delivered intervention designed to increase physical activity and improve cardiometabolic disease risk factors among African American women. In a 12-month trial, participants will be randomly assigned…
Where this study is enrolling
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Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona
Who can participate
Inclusion criteria
- ✓Self-reported African American/Black female
- ✓Aged of 24-65 years
- ✓Insufficiently Active (\< 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week as measured by Exercise Vital Sign Questionnaire)
- ✓BMI \> 25 kg/m2
- ✓English speaking and reading
- ✓Ownership of a smartphone with the ability to download applications (i.e., apps)
- ✓Ownership of a smartphone with the ability to receive text messages
- ✓Willingness to receive a physical activity intervention delivered through their smartphone
- ✓Willingness to include their first name or create an alias to be used on their profile page on the Smart Walk app
Exclusion criteria
- ✕Plans to relocate out of Phoenix area in next 12 months
- ✕Endorsing an item on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), unless a doctor's note for study participation in provided
- ✕Resting systolic blood pressure greater than 180 mmHG and/or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 120 mmHG , as assessed at baseline or at any other study assessment
- ✕Self-reported participation in another diet or weight loss study at screening
- ✕Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months
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Trial data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.