Status:

COMPLETED

TOSS Feasibility + Fitbit Community = Reduced Obesity in Older Black Women

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

FEMALE

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary goal of this proposed physical activity (PA) intervention is to develop a realistic and an economical intervention to promote regular PA among older, overweight or obese Black women. Physi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Black women
  • 60 years and older
  • Have a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
  • Do not meet the weekly 150 minutes of physical activity (PA)
  • No health conditions that would prevent or limit PA or walking
  • Able to read text messages
  • Access to a mobile phone with text receiving capability
  • Mobile phone with ability to download a Fitbit app.

Exclusion

  • Currently participating in another PA promotion program
  • Non-English speaking
  • A contraindication to exercise as indicated by the PA Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) unless written permission was provided from the participant's primary care provider.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 16 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 28 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04114071

Start Date

July 16 2020

End Date

December 28 2020

Last Update

September 8 2023

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Pamela G. Bowen

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35127