CompletedNot Applicable

Project WHADE: A Partner-Based Physical Activity Program for Women

United States62 participantsStarted 2024-01-02

Plain-language summary

This study is designed to test the feasibility and acceptability of a new method for supporting physical activity among women ages 40-65 who have risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Each participant receives a trained physical activity coach and a physical activity partner; the partner is another woman in the program. Partners communicate with each other between weekly coaching sessions to provide support for physical activity behavior change.

Who can participate

Age range40 Years – 65 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * One or more of the following health conditions: smoking (current or quit in the last 3 months), or a physician diagnosis of prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, prehypertension or hypertension (high blood pressure), hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipidemia(high cholesterol), or metabolic syndrome * Engaging in less in less than 6500 steps per day or less than 90 minutes of structured exercise per week * Access to personal mobile device * Fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next 9 weeks, * Medical or psychiatric situation that hinders the ability to perform physical activity * None one of the following cardiovascular risk behaviors or conditions: smoking, diagnosed prediabetes/type 2 diabetes, prehypertension/hypertension, high cholesterol, or metabolic syndrome * Not fluent in English, * No access to a personal mobile device

What they're measuring

Frequency of partner communication

Timeframe: up to 8 weeks

Satisfaction with partner communication

Timeframe: up to 8 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06350604

SponsorRowan University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-07-15