Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
A Social Media Game to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adult Women
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Conditions:
Aging
Eligibility:
FEMALE
65-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will test the effects of a social media game on the physical activity of older adult women. The game will consist of playful weekly challenges that require sharing photographs on a private ...
Detailed Description
Older adult women are at risk for negative health impacts of physical inactivity, but current strategies to increase their activity have had disappointing long-term results. The intervention tested in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female
- Age between 65 and 85
- Able to read and understand English
- Willingness to be randomized to any condition
- Daily availability of an iOS or Android mobile device that is capable of taking and sending photos
- Willingness to use a private Facebook group
- Sufficient internet access to post photos to Facebook at least once per week
- Having an existing Facebook account or willingness to create one
Exclusion
- Unable to find transportation to the study location
- Unable to walk for exercise (self-report)
- Walk \<475 meters in 6 minute walk test during baseline assessment
- Stroke, hip fracture, hip or knee replacement, or spinal surgery in the past 6 months
- Participant answered "yes" to any question on the PAR-Q+ and does not provide a doctor's note giving permission to begin a physical activity program
- Self-reported weekly PA ≥ 150 minutes
- BMI under 18 or over 40
- Participant reports psychological issues that would interfere with study completion. Examples will be provided to illustrate potential psychological issues, such as dementia or schizophrenia.
- Participant plans to move away from the Galveston-Houston area or to be out of town for more than 2 weeks at a time during the study period
- Clinical judgment concerning safety
- Currently participating in an organized commercial or research physical activity program
- Uses a wearable activity monitor other than a simple pedometer and is unwilling to stop during the trial
- Another member of the household is a participant or staff member on this trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 28 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04095923
Start Date
December 1 2019
End Date
February 28 2026
Last Update
September 26 2025
Active Locations (1)
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The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States, 77550