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

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

Detailed Description
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Primary Objective: To test the effect of two text messaging strategies, responsive texts and standard scheduled texts, on sedentary behavior in a racially and geographically diverse sample of adults who participate in a community-based MD Anderson educational seminar. • Primary outcome: Daily minutes in sedentary behavior based on Fitbit data. Secondary Objective: To assess participant engagement with the program and with the educational content delivered via text messaging. • Secondary outcomes: To assess participant engagement with text messaging platform Clicks on links within texts (clicked link vs. did not click link) Compliance to FITBIT syncing (complied vs. did not comply) Completion of survey material (completed vs. did not complete) Responses to interactive texts (texts that ask questions requesting a response; responded vs. did not respond to text) Exploratory Objective: To determine whether two text messaging strategies, responsive texts and standard scheduled texts, increases physical activity in a racially and geographically diverse sample of adults who participate in a community-based MD Anderson educational seminar. • Exploratory Outcome: Daily step count over 8 weeks based on Fitbit data. Exploratory Objective: To determine whether two text messaging strategies, responsive texts and standard scheduled texts are associated with changes in corresponding patient attitudes as assessed by surveys of exploring sedentary behavior, readiness for exercise change, and physical functioning. • Exploratory Outcomes: Survey outcomes measured using the SBQ, Stages of Change, and PROMIS surveys.

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

Conditions
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Life Style, Healthy Lifestyle

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: FitBit


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion criteria: >18 years old; owns a smart phone; has access to WiFi or willing to use mobile data; has an email address or willing to create an email address; able to read and understand English; able to give informed consent; willing to receive text messages and complete brief questionnaires on their smart phone. Exclusion criteria: unwilling to have sedentary behavior and activity tracked unable to walk without ambulatory assistance device (i.e. cane or walker) or due to underlying medical condition.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Other: Fit Bit (Study Groups)<br>Participants wear a Fitbit every day for 8 weeks to record the number of steps you take | Device: FitBit<br>* All participants in each study group will receive a Fitbit. Participants will be asked to wear a Fitbit every day for 8 weeks to record the number of steps you take<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daily minutes in sedentary behavior based on Fitbit data. |  | through study completion, an average of 1 year |