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Randomized Trial of Exercise Promotion in Primary Care

Millions of Americans have diabetes or prediabetes, for which regular physical activity can reduce risks of unfavorable outcomes of these conditions. This study will test the effects of an evidence-based intervention in the primary care setting on increasing physical activity among these individuals. If effective, it can be broadly implemented in primary care.

Start: July 2020

Healthy Juntos Pilot Study

The purpose of the study is to develop an online (web and mobile-phone-based) program to improve physical activity levels, nutrition, and family functioning in Hispanic adolescents and their primary caregivers.

Start: July 2021

StandUPTV: Reducing Sedentary Screen Time in Adults

The goal of this study is to develop an optimized intervention for reducing leisure sedentary screen time (SST) in middle-aged adults with overweight or obesity. Investigators will use the multiphase optimization (MOST) framework to conduct a highly efficient full-factorial experimental study to simultaneously test the main effects for each of three intervention components (LOCKOUT, TEXT, EARN) and their interactions (e.g., TEXT+EARN; LOCKOUT+EARN+TEXT) over 16 weeks.

Start: May 2021

Comparison of Qigong Exercises on Two Different Digital Platforms

Mild effort requiring, body-mind oriented, effective on multiple physical fitness parameters, ancient exercise method Qigong would be beneficial for a great number of people by using popular technological mediums in order to increase overall physical activity and wellbeing. Our aim is to evaluate the effects of Qigong exercises on endurance, muscle strength, sleep quality, level of anxiety and stress by using two different tele-rehabilitation methods.

Start: May 2021

Movement-Oriented Behavioral Activation (MOBA)

The purpose of this research study is to determine the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of behavioral activation to increase everyday movement and reduce the amount of time spent daily in positions of prolonged standing and sitting. This intervention is call Movement-Oriented Behavioral Activation (MOBA). Participants will undergo a 60-minute screening that includes health and lifestyle questionnaires, mobility testing and a six-minute walk. Participants will complete the same procedures after completing MOBA. Each participant will be randomly assigned to an intervention group or a wait-list group. Both groups will participate in the same 12-week MOBA group protocol, but the intervention group participates first. During MOBA sessions, participants will set movement goals to reduce total time spent sitting and standing, and learn exercises and strategies to get more physical activity throughout the day and evening. At the end of the 12-week group, all participants, including those on the wait-list will be asked to complete the same questionnaires, mobility testing, and 6-minute walk as the beginning of the study. Total study duration for the intervention group is about 4 months. Total study duration for wait-list group will be about 8 months, which about half of that time spent in the waiting period.

Start: August 2021

Effects of Multi-day Interruptions in Sitting on Type 2 Diabetes-relevant Outcomes in Children

The overall objective of this in-lab randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of multi-day interruptions in sedentary behavior vs. single bouts of sustained exercise on metabolic, cognitive, and affective responses in children with overweight and obesity who are at risk for type 2 diabetes. The use of continuous glucose monitoring will provide insight into the daily and cumulative metabolic effects of each condition that have thus far not been studied. In-lab studies demonstrating sustained efficacy of this approach in ameliorating negative effects of sedentary behaviors in children are necessary for the optimization of field-based interventions. Given the lack of success of interventions to prevent obesity-related diseases and increasing rates of type 2 diabetes in children and its related healthcare costs, this study addresses a critical public health need by testing of novel intervention strategies to reduce obesity-related diseases in children with overweight and obesity.

Start: October 2021

Intervention Study: Genetic Risk Communication and Wearables

This study aims to determine the effects of communicating genetic risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) alone or in combination with goal setting and prompts from a wearable device on objectively measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in East Asians. It is hypothesized that this combination will lead to significant favorable changes in objectively measured PA and SB, and that such changes will be more likely to be sustained over 6-month follow-up. This study aims to recruit 150 healthy East Asian adults in Hong Kong. At baseline, participants will be invited to visit the research laboratory for measurement of a series of variables including height, body weight, blood pressure and grip strength. Participants will also be invited to complete a set of questionnaires to assess their self-reported PA and SB, fruit and vegetable consumption, smoking status and psychological variables. Blood samples will be collected to analyze key diabetes and cardiovascular disease biochemical markers as well as their estimated genetic risk of T2D. Each individual's unique genetic risk for T2D will be estimated on the basis of established genetic variants associated with T2D specifically for East Asians. Each participant will be asked to wear a Fitbit Charge 4 tracker, an objective activity monitoring device, throughout the entire trial. Participants will be randomly allocated into 3 groups: 1 control and 2 intervention groups. A control group will receive an e-leaflet containing general lifestyle advice for prevention of T2D. An intervention group will receive an estimated genetic risk of T2D, in addition to the e-leaflet. The other intervention group will have a Fitbit step goal set 10% higher than their baseline step count and use prompt functions of the Fitbit tracker, in addition to the genetic risk estimate and e-leaflet. Activity data from the Fitbit will be collected at 4-week post-intervention; information about lifestyle and psychological variables will be assessed through the questionnaires at both immediate and 4-week post-intervention. To determine the longer-term effect of the intervention, participants will be asked to visit the research laboratory 6 months after the intervention to repeat the same set of assessments as baseline, except the blood samples collected at 6-month follow-up are used only to analyze cardiometabolic risk profiles (not genetic risk). Activity levels will also be objectively measured using the Fitbit for 4 weeks.

Start: May 2021

ACTLIFE: is Active Life-style Enough?

Sedentary lifestyles in modern obesogenic society produce several dysfunctions that cause chronic diseases in lederly population and this phenomenon is becoming a major public health problem. Regular physical activity has a profound effect on the expression of the potentials of human resilience, resulting in a decreased risk of chronic diseases. The identification of the biological mechanisms that are candidates for exercise-induced health benefits through biological pathways that are largely different from those targeted by common drugs, is highly relevant, since it might help to improve our knowledge of the pathophysiology of the chronic diseases in the sedentary population as well as to maximize the efficacy of physical activity interventions by implementing the best possible exercise dosage in older adults. For this purpose, the first aim of this project will be to identify the bioactive molecules and functional mechanisms that are candidates for exercise-induced health benefits. Moreover, in the view of more reliable, ecological and tailored approaches to counteract the problem of sedentary lifestyle, the second aim of this project will be to evaluate the effectiveness of an ecological exercise intervention in comparison to a traditional exercise intervention in sedentary elderly individuals.

Start: June 2021

Quick Questionnaire to Evaluate Physical Activity

The purpose of this study is to test and validate a new questionnaire (SAPHIR) in order to get an evaluation of patients physical activity.

Start: November 2020

A Trial of Habit Formation Theory for Exercise in Older Adults

This personalized trial will evaluate the effects of five behavioral change techniques (BCTs) described in Habit Formation Theory (Goal setting, Action Planning, Self-Monitoring, Behavioral Practice/Rehearsal and Habit Formation) delivered by text message to enhance low-intensity walking by 2,000 more steps per day/5 days per week in healthy Northwell employees aged 45-75 years old.

Start: March 2021

Choose to Move - Next Steps: Can 'Booster Sessions' Sustain Health Benefits of an Effective, Scaled-up, Health Promotion Program?

One-third of Canadians will be older adults (>65y) by 2050. Thus, healthy aging is a public health priority. Many older adult health promoting interventions have been implemented, yet few were scaled-up and sustained. Choose to Move (CTM) is an effective, adaptable, community-based health promotion program for older adults. CTM, co-created with government and community stakeholders, has been scaled-up across British Columbia (BC) using a phased approach (2015-2021). The investigators evaluated the impact of CTM on the health of seniors who participated and the results were extremely positive: CTM increased mobility, physical activity, social connectedness and improved mental health indicators like loneliness. When these outcomes were assessed again, one year after the end of CTM, these improvements had diminished. In this trial the investigators aim to determine if health benefits of CTM can be maintained by providing ongoing support to CTM participants. Booster interventions have been defined as "brief contacts beyond the main part of the intervention to reinforce previous intervention content" (Fjeldsoe et al., 2011, p. 601). Choose to Move - Next Steps (CTM-NS) is a two-year intervention where participants who recently completed CTM will receive different doses of a 'booster' program. Specifically, participants will be randomly allocated to virtual group meetings on a monthly (study arm 1; high dose) or quarterly (study arm 2; low dose) basis. Group meetings will be facilitated by an Activity Coach. Objectives: The investigators will conduct 1) impact, 2) implementation, and 3) economic evaluations of CTM-NS across 24 months. Hypotheses: For objective 1, the investigators hypothesize that improvements in older adult participant outcomes (primary outcome: mobility; secondary outcomes: physical activity, loneliness, social isolation, social connectedness, sitting time, screen time, social network, health status) obtained during CTM will be maintained over the 2 year CTM-NS study. Participants in the monthly group meetings (study arm 1) will maintain benefits to a greater degree than participants in the quarterly group meetings (study arm 2). Objectives 2 and 3 are descriptive and therefore have no hypotheses.

Start: December 2020

Better Together: Reablement and Caregivers

Hospitalization creates opportunities for older adults to accumulate prolonged periods of sitting and lying (defined as sedentary behavior) which can result in mobility loss. We propose a Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial with 1:1 randomization to test the effect of a caregiver intervention on older patients' physical activity at 3 months (home). We will recruit 61 patients and family caregivers from hospital units and follow them for 3 months; the primary outcome is patients' daily step count at 3 months.

Start: March 2021

Feasibility of a Novel, Theory Based Physical Activity Intervention Among Adult Cancer Survivors

As the number of cancer survivors grows and expected survival time increases, the health behaviors of this population are gaining significant attention from the research and public health community. Adoption or maintenance of healthy lifestyles after cancer has the potential to reduce both cancer- and non-cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Exercise adoption and maintenance remains a significant challenge for adults, especially clinical populations such as cancer survivors who may struggle with comorbidities, symptoms and side-effects of the disease or medications, and overall compromised health and functioning. A number of site-based exercise interventions have been conducted to promote physical activity, often using a theoretical basis to design and execute the intervention. Although these programs are successful in exposing cancer survivors to regular physical activity, they often struggle with exercise maintenance after the conclusion of the structured site-based group exercise sessions. The goal of the proposed project is to enhance physical activity engagement among adult cancer survivors by designing a home-based program using the socio-ecological framework and employing constructs from social cognitive theory to guide participants through the project.

Start: May 2021

Multiphase Optimization Trial of Incentives for Veterans to Encourage Walking

Regular physical activity (PA) is essential to healthy aging. Unfortunately, only 5% of US adults meet guideline of 150 minutes of moderate exercise; Veterans and non-Veterans have similar levels of PA. A patient incentive program for PA may help. Behavioral economics suggests that the chronic inability to start and maintain a PA routine may be the result of "present bias," which is a tendency to value immediate rewards over rewards in the future. With present bias, it is always better to exercise tomorrow because the immediate gratification of watching television or surfing the internet is a more powerful motivator than the intangible and delayed benefit of future health. Patient incentives may overcome present bias by moving the rewards for exercise forward in time. Recent randomized trials suggest that incentives for PA can be effective, but substantial gaps in knowledge prevent the implementation of a PA incentive program in Veterans Affairs (VA). First, incentive designs vary considerably. They vary by the size of the incentive, the type of incentive (cash or non-financial), the probability of earning an incentive (an assured payment for effort or a lottery-based incentive), or whether the incentive is earned after the effort is given (a gain-framed incentive) or awarded up-front and lost if the effort is not given (a loss-framed incentive). The optimal combination of these components for a Veteran population is unknown. Second, the evidence about the effective components of incentives comes from studies conducted in populations that were overwhelmingly female; often employees at large companies, with high levels of education and income. VA users, in contrast, are mostly male and lower income, and most are not employed. This is important because the investigators have theoretical reasons to believe that the effects of components of incentives are likely to vary by income and gender. Finally, few studies have managed to design an incentive such that the physical activity was maintained after the incentive was removed. Indeed, a common theme in incentivizing health behavior change is the difficulty in sustaining behavior change once the incentives are removed.

Start: June 2021

A Physical Activity Program to Disrupt Sedentary Time in Older Latinos

To test the feasibility of an intervention designed to replace sedentary time with physical activity in older Latinos, delivered in their homes to improve cognitive function and brain connectivity.

Start: November 2020

Feasibility of Remote Home Support Coaches (SOCIAL Study)

The goal of this this study is to develop and test the feasibility of a remotely delivered brief behavioral activation intervention to decrease the negative physical and psychological consequences of being homebound among older adults during the time of COVID.

Start: April 2021

Creating Healthier Communities Through Meaningful Partnerships: A Model From the National African American Male Wellness Initiative - OSU Partnership

Primary Objective: Test feasibility and acceptability of a 24-week community-based lifestyle intervention to improve cardiovascular health among African American males. Secondary Objectives: 1) Navigate participants to establish primary care and address social and patient activation needs that present barriers to wellness; 2) Examine changes in cardiovascular health as per American Heart Association Life's Simple 7 Metrics including blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, smoking, body mass index, physical activity and dietary intake (1); and 3) Increase African American male participation in clinical trials.

Start: February 2020

Explaining Sedentary Behavior With Planning (the Revised HAPA Model)

This study would investigate the effects of forming action plans on a reduction of sedentary behaviors. Participants will be randomly assigned to either active control group (education on sedentary behaviors and physical activity) or the intervention group (forming action plans referring to replacing sedentary activities with physical activity. The effects of the intervention will be evaluated at the 2-month follow-up and at the 8-month follow-up.

Start: January 2020

Effects of the Face Mask on Physical Fitness in Children

The aim of this multicenter randomized crossover design study is to evaluate a sample of 500 boys and girls from public and private schools in the Principality of Asturias, aged between 6 and 12 years, with the objective of determining the level of physical condition, as well as to evaluate the effect of the use of FFP2/N95 face masks during the execution of the ALPHA Fitness battery, and the emotional effects caused by the use of these masks. This is a sample obtained by accessibility, in which the sampling will be stratified by age and academic year.

Start: April 2021

Impact of 4 Months of Exercise Changes of Heart Health-related Epigenetic Markers in Healthy, Sedentary Individuals

We aim to analyze the impact of a single acute exercise intervention (ergometry) on the expression pattern of specific heart health related miRNAs in healthy, previously sedentary participants, and how this pattern will be changed after 4 months of increasing the weekly physical activity >150 minutes.

Start: April 2021