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Text Messages and Physical Activity Among Teens

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Deborah Thompson, Baylor College of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01482234
First received: November 28, 2011
Last updated: April 30, 2013
Last verified: April 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess whether text messages can be used as a way to increase the amount of physical activity teens get each day.


Condition Intervention
Physical Activity
 Behavioral: TXT Me

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: TXT Me: Texting Motivational Messages Encouraging Adolescent Physical Activity

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Baylor College of Medicine:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • physical activity [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    physical activity will be assessed for 7 days at each data collection period; accelerometers will be used to assess physical activity amount and intensity


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Psychological need satisfaction in exercise [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    This scale will be used to assess psychological needs related to exercise - autonomy, relatedness, and competence

  • Behavioral Regulation in Exercise [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    This scale will be used to assess motivation for exercise

  • Satisfaction [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Satisfaction with the study will be assessed using standard questions


Estimated Enrollment: 120
Study Start Date: February 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: pedometers only
Participants randomized to this arm will receive pedometers only. They will participate in baseline and 3 months data collection.
 Behavioral: TXT Me
text messages, physical activity, self determination theory, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, pedometers, walking, prompts
Experimental: pedometers + prompts
Participants randomized to this arm will receive pedometers plus a weekly prompt to set a step goal. They will participate in baseline and 3 months data collection.
 Behavioral: TXT Me
text messages, physical activity, self determination theory, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, pedometers, walking, prompts
Experimental: pedometer + prompt + messages
Participants randomized to this arm will receive pedometers, weekly prompts, and 6 motivational text messages a week. They will participate in baseline and 3 months data collection.
 Behavioral: TXT Me
text messages, physical activity, self determination theory, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, pedometers, walking, prompts

Detailed Description:

This research will develop an innovative intervention that promotes physical activity to 14-17 year olds (roughly high school aged youth). It is guided by Self Determination Theory and seeks to enhance adolescents' feelings of physical activity autonomy, competence, and relatedness, key psychological needs related to motivation to be physically active. The physical activity to be promoted is walking, which has broad appeal and can be performed as part of usual-day activities. Since youth are heavy users of cell phones and texting, the intervention will send theoretically-grounded text messages designed to enhance physical activity.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   14 Years to 17 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 14-17 years old
  • access to a computer with high speed internet access
  • home email address
  • cell phone that can send/receive text messages
  • text message plan
  • fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • mental or physical limitations that impair ability to fully participate in the program and/or complete baseline and post assessment data collection.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01482234

Locations
United States, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Sponsors and Collaborators
Baylor College of Medicine
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Deborah Thompson, PhD Baylor College of Medicine
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Deborah Thompson, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01482234     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: H-27537, R21HD066305
Study First Received: November 28, 2011
Last Updated: April 30, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Baylor College of Medicine:
physical activity
exercise
walking
pedometers
goal setting
text messages
 motivation
intrinsic motivation
extrinsic motivation
self determination theory
prompts

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013