Clinical trial NCT03683173: Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities
Official title: Multilevel Approaches for Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Physical Activity
Keywords: Physical Activity
Rural
Cancer Prevention
Lead sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2018-09-25
Enrollment: 1241
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of the study is to test a multilevel intervention's impact on increasing physical activity among rural residents. It is expected that participants who participate in more of the intervention (e.g., all levels) will increase their physical activity more than the control group and individuals who participate in less of the intervention (e.g., one level of the intervention).

Detailed description: The study will test the independent and moderating effects of a multilevel intervention and the community environment on physical activity among rural residents. The multilevel intervention consists of community, interpersonal, and intrapersonal aspects. The community level intervention consists of community events. The interpersonal level intervention consists of walking group formation. The intrapersonal level intervention consists of cues provided by short message service messages (i.e., text messaging). A dose response relationship is expected in the intervention communities.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults (18+)
* No cognitive impairments
* Able to physically active
* Willing to complete telephone survey at three time points
* Located in targeted communities in southeast Missouri

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants not located in targeted communities

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Objective Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometer Measured at Baseline and 18-month Follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 18-month follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Number of Participants Who Met the Subjective Physical Activity Recommendations as Measured by the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire at Baseline and 18-month Follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline and 18-month follow-up.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Washington University in St. Louis
state: Missouri
Study officials:
affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine
name: Ross C Brownson, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Gilbert A, Beck A, Serrano N, Brownson RC. Objective Measures of Physical Activity in Rural Communities: Factors Associated With a Valid Wear and Lessons Learned. J Phys Act Health. 2022 Apr 1;19(4):267-274. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0677. Epub 2022 Mar 10.
citation: Beck AM, Eyler AA, Aaron Hipp J, King AC, Tabak RG, Yan Y, Reis RS, Duncan DD, Gilbert AS, Serrano NH, Brownson RC. A multilevel approach for promoting physical activity in rural communities: a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jan 30;19(1):126. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6443-8.