NCT05966506

A Culturally Adapted, Social Support-Based, Physical Activity Interventions for South Asian Indian Women in the United States

A Culturally Adapted, Social Support-Based, Physical Activity Interventions for South Asian Indian Women in the United States: A Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 40 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-based dyadic social support health coaching physical activity (PA) intervention in inactive South Asian Indian (SAI) and to explore preliminary effects of the intervention on intermediate outcomes: self-reported and objective moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), social support, and self-efficacy .

Conditions

• Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Dyad-based Zoom health coaching	This will be delivered by a certified nurse coach, certified in holistic nursing who will provide 6 sessions of Zoom health coaching over 12 weeks to dyads, biweekly (weeks 1, 3, 5,7, 9 \&11) for 45 minutes
BEHAVIORAL	Fitbit activity monitor	Participants will be instructed to use the Fitbit to monitor their partners' PA in addition to their own. All participants will be instructed to "friend" their health coach to enable real-time monitoring of PA to inform coaching zoom calls. The Fitbit will provide feedback on steps, active minutes, and calories burned. Participants will be asked to wear the device on most days and while they sleep.
OTHER	Electronic newsletters	Newsletters will be sent twice monthly during months 1-3 via email or text with an online link. Newsletters will be designed to share educational PA-related information from publicly available resources. Newsletters will also contain tips for overcoming barriers to PA ,finding time to exercise, low-cost ways to be active and being active with kids.Newsletters will also contain links to brief exercise routines that participants can do in their homes and information on low cost/free exercise classes in the community, which may help to overcome perceived access barriers

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-14
• Primary completion: 2024-03-19
• Completion: 2024-03-19
• First posted: 2023-07-28
• Last updated: 2025-06-12
• Results posted: 2025-06-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States