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Active You: Feasibility of a Unique Physical Activity Program to Prevent Diabetes and Heart Disease

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04621045

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Official title

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Novel YouTube Based Physical Activity Intervention in Overweight and Obese Adults at High Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Brief summary

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Individuals who are overweight/obese are more vulnerable to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Current evidence suggests that PA, even without dietary prescription, can be efficacious in preventing T2D. Yet most Americans, especially those who are overweight/obese, are not physically active. Socioenvironmental barriers to physical activity (PA) such as body image concerns and limited access to fitness facilities contribute to the low levels of PA observed in overweight/obese adults. Web-based PA programs have been developed to address these barriers, but the outcomes have been marginal. Qualitative studies suggest that individuals who are overweight/obese prefer PA programs that feature people they can relate to especially in body size, fitness status and age. Previously, the investigators have included these preferences in a technology-based Physical Activity for The Heart (PATH) intervention that leverages open source platforms, such as YouTube, to promote PA in any setting. In this application, the investigators propose to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of PATH in promoting PA and reducing cardiometabolic risk in adults who are overweight/obese and at high risk of diabetes. In Aim 1 the investigators will conduct a 12-week randomized clinical trial including 52 adults who are overweight/obese and at high risk of diabetes to assess the feasibility and acceptability of PATH. In Aim 2 investigators will examine the trend in PA and cardiometabolic risk change from baseline to post-intervention. This approach is innovative because it leverages open source technologies to provide low-cost, action-oriented PA resources that match the preferences of adults who are overweight/obese. This contribution will be significant because PATH could offer a convenient, enjoyable and scalable program that features "similar others" to promote PA in overweight/obese adults at high risk of diabetes.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT04621045
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Other
Enrollment
52 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
40 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Oct 26, 2020
Primary completion
Mar 11, 2022
Completion
Mar 11, 2022
Last update posted
Oct 6, 2022

2020 – 2022

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
2
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Primay Health Network Beaver Falls Pennsylvania 15010
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15261

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