Clinical trial NCT02805140: The Moms Online Video Exercise Study
Official title: The Moms Online Video Exercise Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle
Keywords: mother
social support
mobile app
videoconference
sedentary
physical activity
Lead sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2016-06-17
Enrollment: 64
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to test feasibility and acceptability of an online platform that uses mobile apps and videoconferencing tools to increase activity levels in mothers with young children.

Detailed description: The investigators are testing the feasibility and acceptability of a digital health platform using a randomized parallel wait-list control design for mothers with young children. The platform incorporates home based supportive group exercise sessions using video conferencing tools, shared online activity tracking and exercise mobile apps for individualized exercise routines will help mothers increase their physical activity levels and be successful at maintaining this increase.

The intervention arm consists of two main parts: home based video conferencing virtual exercise sessions and mobile exercise apps, which women use to tailor exercise routines to their own skill level and preferences. Both arms will receive an activity monitor that they collect continuous activity data throughout the study.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Mother to at least one child that is less than 18 years old
* Owns a smart phone (iPhone or Android) and can download mobile applications
* Sufficient data to use mobile applications on a mobile device
* Owns a mobile device with a web camera

Exclusion Criteria:

* Inability to provide informed consent
* Inability to speak or understand English
* Any medical restrictions where vigorous activity is not recommended
* Any history of heart conditions including cardiovascular disease or coronary artery disease
* Any history of heart conditions including cardiovascular disease or coronary artery disease
* Meets federal guidelines for exercise for either aerobic (150 minutes of moderate activity per week, 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week, or some combination)
* Pregnant or planning to get pregnant during study duration

Primary outcomes:
measure: Feasibility of recruitment
timeFrame: End of 8 week recruitment period
measure: Acceptability of study procedures
timeFrame: End of 8 week intervention period
measure: Change in minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
timeFrame: 0 weeks, 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in exercise self efficacy
timeFrame: 0 weeks, 8 weeks
measure: Change in exercise enjoyment
timeFrame: 0 weeks, 8 weeks
measure: Change in exercise social support
timeFrame: 0 weeks, 8 weeks
measure: Change in global health
timeFrame: 0 weeks, 8 weeks
measure: Change in fatigue
timeFrame: 0 weeks, 8 weeks
measure: Change in weight
timeFrame: 0 weeks, 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: UCSF
state: California
Study officials:
References:
citation: Mascarenhas MN, Chan JM, Vittinghoff E, Van Blarigan EL, Hecht F. Increasing Physical Activity in Mothers Using Video Exercise Groups and Exercise Mobile Apps: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2018 May 18;20(5):e179. doi: 10.2196/jmir.9310.