RECRUITING

Mobile Supportive Teams for Reinforcing Increased Daily Exercise Study

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The goal of this research is to examine the addition of a digitally delivered social support training approach to an existing digital program designed to promote a physically active lifestyle among self-selected teams of adults who are not meeting physical activity guidelines. The main aims are to: 1. Determine if the social support training intervention promotes significantly greater changes in moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity (such as a brisk walk) as measured by an accelerometer (research grade physical activity measurement device) at 3 months compared to the same intervention without social support training among self-selected teams of adults who are not meeting the physical activity guidelines. 2. Determine if the social support training intervention promotes significantly greater changes in social support, motivation, accountability, and autonomy social support (free from excessive control and encouraging one's free will) at 3 months and 12 months compared to the same intervention without social support training. 3. Determine if the social support training intervention promotes significantly greater changes in moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity as measured by an accelerometer at 12 months compared to the same intervention without social support training. 4. Explore whether social support mediates increased and sustained moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity among the entire sample of participants.

Official Title

Using Existing Social Ties to Promote Physical Activity: Effects of Digitally Delivered Team Social Support Training

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-08-28
Study Completion:2028-11-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06662292

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * be at least 18 years of age
  2. * be insufficiently physically active (\< 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity equivalent aerobic physical activity as measured by waist-worn accelerometer (research grade physical activity measurement device) - i.e., sum of time spent in minutes of moderate-intensity activity plus twice the minutes spent in vigorous-intensity activity \< 150 minutes per week)
  3. * be part of a self-selected team of 3-8 individuals each of whom also meet all other eligibility criteria (members of the same household are only eligible to participate if they are on the same team - limit one team per household)
  4. * have access to a smartphone (Android or iphone operating system-based) with an internet connection
  5. * report being able to walk at least ¼ mile without stopping
  6. * be able to provide informed consent
  7. * complete all screening and baseline questionnaires and activities
  1. * participating in another physical activity study or program
  2. * are pregnant, breastfeeding, less than 6 months post-partum, or plan to become pregnant during the time frame of the investigation
  3. * report a medical condition that would affect the safety and/or efficacy of a physical activity program (e.g., terminal illness; uncontrolled heart condition, dementia, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder, other significant psychiatric problems, or use of insulin)
  4. * report conditions that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator would render them unlikely to be able to independently follow the intervention protocol for 3 months, including conditions which might compromise their ability to engage independently with the intervention website materials and wearable physical activity tracker, as well as complete online questionnaires and adhere to wearing an accelerometer

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Courtney Monroe, PhD
CONTACT
803-766-6275
cmmonroe@mailbox.sc.edu

Principal Investigator

Courtney Monroe, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of South Carolina

Study Locations (Sites)

University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina, 29208
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of South Carolina

  • Courtney Monroe, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of South Carolina

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-08-28
Study Completion Date2028-11-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-08-28
Study Completion Date2028-11-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • physical activity
  • exercise
  • adults
  • social support
  • smartphone
  • electronic health
  • mobile health
  • teams

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Physical Activity