Evaluate Health Coaching Support in Technology-based Interventions for Meeting Health Goals

Chronic Disease Prevention Clinical Trial

— Coaching  

Official title:

Evaluate Health Coaching Support in Technology-based Interventions for Goal Setting (PEC 15-470)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04021472
• Other study ID #: PEX 19-002
• Secondary ID: PEC 15-470
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: VA Office of Research and Development
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This was a pilot evaluation conducted to test procedures for a possible future trial and provide preliminary insights regarding whether text messages sent to Veterans could help support nutrition and/or physical activity health goals. For the purposes of the pilot, the goal was to enroll one participant.

Description:

The investigators prepared procedures for a one-group pilot intended to evaluate the delivery of automated text messages to Veterans. Completion of this pilot will provide preliminary insights regarding the delivering automated text messages focused on nutrition and/or physical activity health goals, and potential impacts on outcomes like self-efficacy, goal commitment, and health confidence.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient at designated VA site
• Ownership of a cellular phone
• Over age 18
• Pre-screened by their primary care physician for study inclusion for medical contraindication to physical activity and diet change

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient outside designated VA site
• Non-ownership of a cellular phone
• Under age 18
• Not pre-screened by their primary care physician for study inclusion for medical contraindication to physical activity and diet change or deemed ineligible to participate by primary care physician

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Disease
• Chronic Disease Prevention

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Text message
Two months of daily text messages to support meeting a health goal

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA	Bedford	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
VA Office of Research and Development

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-efficacy: Healthful Eating Via Revised Eating Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES-R)	Self-reported confidence in performing healthful diet and physical activity behaviors. Self-efficacy - Healthful eating via Revised Eating Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES-R). Range: 1-10; higher values represent a better outcome.	Change from Baseline to 2 months
Primary	Goal Commitment: Healthful Eating Via the Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein Goal Commitment Scale	Self-reported commitment to healthful diet and physical activity goals. Goal commitment - Healthful eating via the Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein Goal Commitment Scale. Range: 1-5; higher values represent a better outcome.	Change from Baseline to 2 months
Primary	Self-efficacy: Physical Activity Via the Self-efficacy for Exercise Behaviors Scale	Self-reported confidence in performing healthful diet and physical activity behaviors. Self-efficacy - Physical activity via the Self-efficacy for Exercise Behaviors Scale. Range: 1-5; higher values represent a better outcome.	Change from Baseline to 2 months
Primary	Goal Commitment - Physical Activity Via the Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein Physical Activity Scale	Self-reported commitment to healthful diet and physical activity goals. The determination to attempt a physical activity-related goal and consistently pursue it over time. Goal commitment - Physical activity via the Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein Goal Commitment Scale. Range: 1-5; higher values represent a better outcome.	Baseline
Secondary	Health Confidence: the Health Confidence Score	Self-reported confidence in patient engagement. Health Confidence. Range: 0-12; higher values represent a better outcome.	Change from Baseline to 2 months