CompletedNot Applicable

Behavioral Economics for Activity Motivation in Adolescents (BEAM)

United States75 participantsStarted 2021-11-16

Plain-language summary

There is an urgent need to engineer targeted physical activity interventions that are effective and scalable for obese adolescents and young adults (AYA) with type 2 diabetes (T2D), who often have very low levels of physical activity. The BEAM Trial is a mobile health (mHealth) intervention that uses behavioral economic-informed financial incentives and text messaging to promote physical activity in AYA with T2D and prediabetes.

Who can participate

Age range13 Years – 22 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) Males or females age 13 to 22 years. * 2\) Overweight or obese (BMI ≥85th percentile for age/sex, or ≥25 kg/m2 for participants ≥18 years) * 3\) Diagnosis with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes * 4\) Consent (subjects 18 and older), Parental/guardian permission (subjects 13-17), assent (subjects 13-17) * 5\) Willingness to wear Fitbit during waking hours daily for duration of run-in and intervention. * 6\) Possession of a smartphone. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Potential subject unable to speak or read in English * 2\) Severe cognitive impairment * 3\) Permanent or temporary physical disability that impairs ambulation or precludes engagement in MVPA * 4\) Current pregnancy * 5\) Previously-diagnosed or current restrictive or purging eating disorder * 6\) Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) \>30 minutes per day or Fitbit wear \< 4 days during second week of 2-week run-in period

What they're measuring

Change in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04874415

SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-10-04

Results submitted2025-09-19