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Testing the Efficacy of an Online Social Network Intervention to Increase Social Support for Physical Activity (INSHAPE)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
David Cavallo, MPH, RD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01421758
First received: August 19, 2011
Last updated: August 22, 2011
Last verified: August 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study was designed to determine whether participation in an online social network intervention increases perceived social support for physical activity versus a minimal education control group by conducting a randomized controlled trial with 140 female undergraduate students. The investigators hypothesize that participants in the physical activity centered online social network intervention group will have greater increases in perceived social support for physical activity compared to minimal web based physical activity education controls.


Condition Intervention
Cardiovascular Disease
Cancer
Obesity
 Behavioral: online social network enrollment plus education and self monitoring
Behavioral: Web education control

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Using Facebook to Increase Social Support for Physical Activity: The INSHAPE Study

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Mean perceived social support for physical activity scores on the Peer/Friend Support for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Scale. [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    The primary outcome measure is the mean score of a 19 item, 7 point scale that measures the frequency of social support interactions over the previous 6 weeks.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Physical activity in kilocalories on the Paffenbarger Physical Activity Questionnaire/College Alumnus Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 134
Study Start Date: December 2010
Study Completion Date: May 2011
Primary Completion Date: April 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: online social network Behavioral: online social network enrollment plus education and self monitoring
Participants are enrolled in an online social network designed to increase social support for physical activity and will self monitor physical activity and receive educational materials at a dedicated study website.
Active Comparator: web education control Behavioral: Web education control
Participants will receive access to a dedicated study website where they can view educational materials related to physical activity

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   17 Years to 24 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • female
  • under the age of 25
  • currently enrolled full time or part time student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • classified as an undergraduate
  • answers no to all questions on an exercise risk factor questionnaire (PAR-Q) or is cleared in writing by a physician to participate in an independent exercise program
  • a score of less than 3 on the SCOFF eating disorders questionnaire
  • less than 30 minutes per day of self reported moderate or vigorous physical activity
  • regular Facebook use as defined by self reported owning of an account and use of at least 30 minutes per day
  • willing to provide informed consent
  • willing to participate in the intervention
  • literate in the English language.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01421758

Locations
United States, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Investigators
Principal Investigator: David N Cavallo, MPH UNC Chapel Hill
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: David Cavallo, MPH, RD, PhD Candidate, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01421758     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 10-1122
Study First Received: August 19, 2011
Last Updated: August 22, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Obesity
Overnutrition
Nutrition Disorders
 Overweight
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013