NCT03913871

Text Message Program to Improve Eating Behaviors Among African Americans in New Orleans

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tulane University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a mobile phone-based text messaging intervention to change the attitudes and eating behaviors of African American women residing in New Orleans, LA.

Detailed description

Design: The proposed study is a pre/post-test design where up to 60 female adult black/African Americans in Orleans and Jefferson Parish, Louisiana will be recruited to participated (Intervention, n=30; control n=30). If a woman is interested in participating, she will be asked to complete an evaluation/screen to determine if they are eligible for the study and asked to consent to participate. If a woman consents to participate they will be randomized to one of 2 groups: 1. Intervention group: Text messages to promote healthy eating: In this group, participants will receive personalized text messages to encourage healthy eating, specifically to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables and water; and a reduction in sugar sweetened beverages. They will receive some messages that will ask for a reply. They will receive an average of 1-2 messages per day for 4 weeks. 2. Control group: Control group participants will receive non-nutrition-related physical activity and general health/wellbeing text message. They will receive the text messages an average of 1-2 messages per day for 4 weeks All participants will be asked to do the following tests that are not used to determine eligibility: Complete questionnaires about their background, nutrition habits, physical activity habits, health history, beliefs and opinions about health and habits. Data will be analyzed by comparing assessment outcomes within and across study arms (i.e., intervention, control).

Conditions

• Diet Habit
• Health Behavior
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Texts to support healthy eating	The intervention arm will receive tailored text messages to encourage healthy eating (increase consumption, fruits, vegetables and water; and a reduce intake of sugar sweetened beverages). Participants will receive an average of 1-2 messages per day for 4 weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Texts to support physical activity	The intervention arm will receive tailored text messages to support increased minutes of physical activity per day. Participants will receive an average of 1-2 messages per day for 4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-29
• Primary completion: 2019-01-11
• Completion: 2019-01-11
• First posted: 2019-04-12
• Last updated: 2019-05-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States