NCT05110508

Active KC: a Text Message Based Intervention for Physical Activity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 210 (actual)
• Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Active KC will involve delivering PA support tools to individuals interested in increasing their physical activity. The tools involve provision of a Garmin wearable activity monitor and participant-tailored behavior change supports (e.g., goal setting and monitoring) delivered through text messaging and a corresponding study website.

Conditions

• Physical Activity
• Patient Engagement

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Text Based Behavioral Intervention for Physical Activity	Text intervention messaging will be sent through an automated text messaging service programmed by the CM Informatics team, which has been approved by the institution. Participants will be asked to wear Garmin physical activity monitor to provide physical activity information throughout the intervention. The Garmin is worn like a wristwatch. The device is small and non-intrusive. The Garmin device is a consumer wearable that will automatically detect and track activity such as walking, running, and cycling. The text messages incorporate information from the Garmin monitor to support physical activity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-25
• Primary completion: 2022-04-30
• Completion: 2022-04-30
• First posted: 2021-11-08
• Last updated: 2025-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States