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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
University of Pennsylvania Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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Information provided by: | University of Pennsylvania |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00156351 |
The overall purpose of this project is to conduct an innovative, culturally-tailored demonstration project designed to facilitate the adoption and maintenance of regular, moderate physical activity (i.e., brisk walking) in a sample of sedentary African American women. In addition, we will test the impact of varying types of counseling and social support on the adoption and maintenance of regular physical activity and help women improve their weight control. The core behavioral change program will be based on a comprehensive wellness oriented website offered by the National Black Women's Health Project (NBWHP). Comparisons will be made between the effects of the web-based program with only minimal face to face contacts, primarily for enrollment, data collection, and participant retention, the web-based program with the addition of telephone counseling and support, and the web-based program with face to face group counseling and support.
Hypotheses. Hypothesis 1. Participation in the intervention will result in increased physical activity levels, regardless of the level of social support.
Hypothesis 2. The intervention arm involving the lowest level of social support will be marginally effective for increasing physical activity levels, and additional social support will result in significantly improved physical activity levels when compared with the lowest level of social support.
The specific intervention questions are:
Condition | Intervention |
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Physical Inactivity Obesity |
Behavioral: Physical activity promotion |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of the National Black Women's Health Project Walking for Wellness Program |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Pennsylvania | |
3401 Market Street, Suite 202 | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 |
Principal Investigator: | Shiriki K Kumanyika, PhD, MPH, RD | University of Pennsylvania |
Responsible Party: | University of Pennsylvania ( Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH, RD ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 707525 |
Study First Received: | September 8, 2005 |
Last Updated: | March 26, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00156351 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
African Americans Women Internet Telephone Counseling |
Body Weight Signs and Symptoms Obesity |
Nutrition Disorders Overweight Overnutrition |
Body Weight Signs and Symptoms Obesity |
Nutrition Disorders Overweight Overnutrition |