NCT04849052

Text Messaging to Increase Activity in Midlife

A Randomized Pilot Trial of a Multicomponent Interactive Text Message Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Midlife Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 116 (actual)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled pilot trial of a text message intervention to promote physical activity in midlife adults (MASTERY), compared to an attention-matched control condition. The MASTERY intervention utilizes two-way text message sessions once-weekly for 12 weeks focusing on performing activities to enhance well being, setting physical activity goals, and learning techniques to reduce midlife-specific stress.

Detailed description

This is a randomized controlled pilot trial of a multipronged intervention to promote physical activity in midlife adults (MASTERY), compared to an attention-matched control condition. In MASTERY, participants will have interactive, two-way text message 'sessions' (5-10 minutes of two-way text communication with an automated text-message program) once weekly for 12 weeks. The messages will focus on 3 distinct areas in the same order each week: (1) well-being-based skills and assigned activities, customized for midlife adults, (2) physical activity content focused on setting and reaching weekly activity goals, and (3) specific skills to manage midlife-related stressors that act as barriers to activity. The primary outcome is objectively measured moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Secondary outcomes include feasibility and acceptability and other activity-related, psychological, and functional outcomes at 12 weeks.

Conditions

• Middle Aged

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	MASTERY	In MASTERY, participants will have interactive, two-way text message 'sessions' (5-10 minutes of two-way text communication with an automated text-message program) once weekly for 12 weeks. Furthermore, study trainers will conduct 4 brief calls with participants (Weeks 1, 4, 7, and 12) to introduce the program, assess progress, answer questions, and provide support.
BEHAVIORAL	Attentional Control	Participants in the control condition will also receive text messages once per week. To ensure time matching, the program will have 4 phone check-ins (on physical activity) as in MASTERY.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-16
• Primary completion: 2024-09-16
• Completion: 2024-09-16
• First posted: 2021-04-19
• Last updated: 2025-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States