Education and Training
Caminamos: A Smartphone App for Latinas to Connect With Walking Partners
Despite numerous interventions designed to increase physical activity, few are specifically tailored to Latinas, a population where higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are present. This proposed smartphone app, ¡Caminemos Juntas!, will use location-based services to connect Latinas with one another in order to improve walking habits by increasing social support and decreasing perceived barriers, both of which are known to play a role in physical activity behaviors. Through a randomized comparative-effectiveness trial, this Phase II project will test the effectiveness of a smartphone application for improving physical activity among Latinas when providing them with real-time opportunities to connect socially with the goal of walking.
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- other: Caminemos Juntas App
- other: World Walking App
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- between the ages of 18 and 69 years, identify as Hispanic or Latina, identify as a
woman, able to read and speak either English or Spanish, own a smartphone, not
pregnant, consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not between the ages of 18 and 69 years, not identify as Hispanic or Latina, not
identify as a woman, unable to read or speak Spanish or English, pregnant, not own a
smartphone.
Ages Eligible for Study
18 Years - 69 Years
Genders Eligible for Study
Female
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Abby King, PhD
650-723-6254
Not Recruiting