A Mobile Phone Text-based Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior and Engage Communities on the Importance of Healthy Lifestyles: the TEXT2MOVE Study

Description

To learn if an 8-week, phone-based texting intervention program will reduce sedentary (non-mobile) behavior.

Conditions

Life Style, Healthy Lifestyle

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To learn if an 8-week, phone-based texting intervention program will reduce sedentary (non-mobile) behavior.

A Mobile Phone Text-based Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior and Engage Communities on the Importance of Healthy Lifestyles: the TEXT2MOVE Study

A Mobile Phone Text-based Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior and Engage Communities on the Importance of Healthy Lifestyles: the TEXT2MOVE Study

Condition
Life Style
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. \>18 years old;
  • 2. owns a smart phone;
  • 3. has access to WiFi or willing to use mobile data;
  • 4. has an email address or willing to create an email address;
  • 5. able to read and understand English;
  • 6. able to give informed consent;
  • 7. willing to receive text messages and complete brief questionnaires on their smart phone.
  • 8. self-reports sedentary behavior (\> 6 hours/day of sitting time).
  • 1. unwilling to have sedentary behavior and activity tracked
  • 2. unable to walk without ambulatory assistance device (i.e. cane or walker) or due to underlying medical condition
  • 3. MD Anderson employees that report to the Principal Investigators of this study
  • 4. not sedentary based on \< 6 hours/day of sitting time.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,

Karen Basen-Engquist, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2026-10-31