Clinical trial NCT06350604: Project WHADE: A Partner-Based Physical Activity Program for Women
Official title: Project WHADE: A Partner-Based Physical Activity Program for Women
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hypertension
Type 2 Diabetes
Metabolic Syndrome
Smoking
High Cholesterol
PreDiabetes
Prehypertension
Keywords: Social support
Physical activity
Lead sponsor: Rowan University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-04-05
Enrollment: 62
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: All participants receive the same intervention
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study is designed to test the feasibility and acceptability of a new method for supporting physical activity among women ages 40-65 who have risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Each participant receives a trained physical activity coach and a physical activity partner; the partner is another woman in the program. Partners communicate with each other between weekly coaching sessions to provide support for physical activity behavior change.

Detailed description: The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a new method for supporting physical activity in women ages 40-65 who have risk markers for cardiovascular disease. The primary goal is to understand perceptions of support and communication patterns between partner dyads of women in midlife (ages 40-65). The creation of these partner dyads is a promising method for promoting social support and physical activity for this population. Understanding how partners communicate with one another throughout this intervention study will give insight into how women in this population maximize benefits from partnership through communication and shared experiences (e.g., age, gender, cardiovascular disease risk, interest in being more physically active).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* One or more of the following health conditions: smoking (current or quit in the last 3 months), or a physician diagnosis of prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, prehypertension or hypertension (high blood pressure), hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipidemia(high cholesterol), or metabolic syndrome
* Engaging in less in less than 6500 steps per day or less than 90 minutes of structured exercise per week
* Access to personal mobile device
* Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next 9 weeks,
* Medical or psychiatric situation that hinders the ability to perform physical activity
* None one of the following cardiovascular risk behaviors or conditions: smoking, diagnosed prediabetes/type 2 diabetes, prehypertension/hypertension, high cholesterol, or metabolic syndrome
* Not fluent in English,
* No access to a personal mobile device

Primary outcomes:
measure: Frequency of partner communication
timeFrame: up to 8 weeks
measure: Satisfaction with partner communication
timeFrame: up to 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Physical activity behavior - steps
timeFrame: up to 8 weeks
measure: Physical activity behavior - active minutes
timeFrame: up to 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Glassboro
country: United States
facility: Rowan University
state: New Jersey
Study officials:
affiliation: Rowan University
name: Danielle Arigo, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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