The Social Media and Activity Research in Teens Trial

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

— SMART  

Official title:

The Social Media and Activity Research in Teens Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01870323
• Other study ID #: 13019
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 1, 2013
• Last updated: December 8, 2014
• Start date: November 2012
• Est. completion date: May 2014

Study information

• Verified date: March 2014
• Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In an effort to address the physical inactivity crisis among adolescents, the present study will examine the efficacy of using an already established Web-based social networking platform (i.e., Facebook) to deliver a physical activity intervention to adolescents.

Description:

In an effort to address the physical inactivity crisis among adolescents, the present study will examine the efficacy of using an already established Web-based social networking platform (i.e., Facebook) to deliver a physical activity intervention to adolescents. The primary objectives of this trial are to 1) test the efficacy of a social media-delivered physical activity program for increasing lifestyle physical activity in adolescents, and 2) determine the effectiveness of a physical activity intervention based on social cognitive principles in comparison to a simple information-based physical activity condition. Additional objectives include an examination of how program participation may influence psychosocial health and how these changes affect physical activity patterns in youth.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 21
• Est. completion date: May 2014
• Est. primary completion date: May 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 13 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be between 13-15 years of age

• Must not regularly meet nor exceed 60 minutes of daily physical activity

• Must have access to computer with Internet connection at home

• Must reside in Champaign County

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physical limitations that may prevent regular participation in physical activity or may inadvertently exacerbate any per-existing medical condition

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• SMART Behavioral Group
Test the efficacy of using social media to deliver a physical activity intervention based on social cognitive principles to increase lifestyle physical activity in low-active adolescents (i.e., access to regularly posted physical activity content on a study-specific, restricted access Facebook Group, as well as receipt of weekly video-based behavioral modules).
• SMART Informational Group
Test the efficacy of using social media to deliver a physical activity intervention to increase lifestyle physical activity in low-active adolescents (i.e., access to regularly posted physical activity content on a study-specific, restricted access Facebook Group, but does not receive the weekly video-based behavioral modules).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Exercise Psychology Laboratory	Urbana	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Physical Activity	Assessed objectively via accelerometry; subjectively via questionnaires	Baseline, Week 8, 4-Week Follow-Up (i.e., Week 12)	No