MoTHER Buddy Program

June 8, 2016 updated by: JiWon Choi, University of California, San Francisco

With Help From Buddies: The Impact of Social Support Using Mobile Technology on Physical Activity Among Women With Young Children

The purpose of the 12-week study is to determine if competing a physical activity program with a buddy helps increase daily physical activity when compared to completing the same physical activity program without a buddy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

54

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94118
        • University of California, San Francisco

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 44 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Physically inactive,
  2. having at least one child aged less than 5 years,
  3. having at least one family member or friend who can support physical activity engagement and reside in the same community,
  4. having access to computer and phone, and
  5. overweight/obese (Body Mass Index: 23 kg/m2 or more)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Having known medical conditions that prevent regular physical activity and
  2. current participation in other lifestyle modification programs

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Buddy
Physical activity plus having a buddy
Behavioral: mHealth Physical Activity
Behavioral: Buddy-partnered exercise
Active Comparator: Control
Physical activity only
Behavioral: mHealth Physical Activity

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Daily steps
Time Frame: weekly during study period, up to 12 weeks
weekly during study period, up to 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Weight
Time Frame: Changes in weight over the 12-week study period
Changes in weight over the 12-week study period
Waist Circumference (WC)
Time Frame: Changes in WC over the 12-week study period
Changes in WC over the 12-week study period
Hip Circumference (HC)
Time Frame: Changes in HC over the 12-week study period
Changes in HC over the 12-week study period

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborators

American Heart Association

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 7, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

January 14, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 10, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2016

Last Verified

June 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • A123858

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