Education and Training
Innovative Physical Activity Interventions for Overweight Latinos
This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of an automated Simple Message Service (SMS, also known as text messaging) advisor system relative to a proven human advisor program to promote regular, sustained physical activity among inactive, overweight Latinos. The SMS Advisor program represents a potentially lower-cost and high yield alternative to person-delivered health promotion programs that could be more rapidly disseminated with greater and faster uptake.
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- behavioral: Telephone Support
- behavioral: SMS Support
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Self-identified Latino ethnicity;
- Body Mass Index between 25 and 40;
- Aged greater than or equal to 35 years
- Physically inactive (i.e., not engaged in moderate- or greater intensity PA at least
60 minutes/week over the past 6 months);
- Stable on all medications over the past 3 months;
- Regular access to a mobile phone;
- Willing to accept random assignment, and willing to complete all assessments.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Aged less than 35 years
- Body Mass Index greater than 40
- Physically active (i.e., engaged in moderate- or greater intensity PA for more than 60
minutes/week over the past 6 months);
- Not stable on all medications over the past 3 months;
- No regular access to a mobile phone;
- Not willing to accept random assignment and/or willing to complete all assessments.
- Medical contraindications to regular unsupervised PA, including uncontrolled metabolic
disorders;
- Unable to understand English or Spanish sufficiently to provide informed consent
Ages Eligible for Study
35 Years - N/A
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Jylana L Sheats, PhD
650-723-7421
Not Recruiting