eMOTION: Examining Affective Mechanisms in Physical Activity Engagement

Description

This early-phase trial will test intervention strategies to influence affective mechanisms underlying physical activity and determine whether changes in those mechanisms result in change in physical activity behavior among inactive adults who are overweight or obese.

Conditions

Physical Inactivity, Overweight or Obesity, Cancer

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Study overview

This early-phase trial will test intervention strategies to influence affective mechanisms underlying physical activity and determine whether changes in those mechanisms result in change in physical activity behavior among inactive adults who are overweight or obese.

Using Real-Time Data Capture to Examine Affective Mechanisms as Mediators of Physical Activity Adherence in Interventions

eMOTION: Examining Affective Mechanisms in Physical Activity Engagement

Condition
Physical Inactivity
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90032

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. Aged ≥ 18 years
  • 2. Reside in the United States
  • 3. Self-reported BMI ≥ 25
  • 4. Current structured physical activity engagement \< 60 minutes per week
  • 5. Own a personal smartphone device
  • 6. Reside in an area with Internet or Wi-Fi connectivity during the study period
  • 7. Able to speak and read in English
  • 8. Interested and willing to start a physical activity program
  • 9. Willing to wear a Fitbit Versa smartwatch provided by the study team everyday continuously (including at work and during physical activity), in place of any Fitbits or smartwatches previously worn, for the duration of the study period
  • 10. Able to read the small font on a smartwatch screen without glasses, or willing to carry reading glasses during physical activity for the purpose of reading the smartwatch screen
  • 1. Inability to provide informed consent due to cognitive disability
  • 2. Inability to engage in one or more key treatment components, including those with medical conditions that preclude physical activity engagement or who cannot wear an accelerometer on the wrist or answer brief surveys on the smartwatch for any reason
  • 3. Current pregnancy

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Southern California,

Genevieve F Dunton, PhD MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Southern California

Study Record Dates

2027-06