Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Using Mobile Phones

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Conditions studied: Health Behavior

In brief

The purpose of this research is to test programs to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior using motivational messages over a cell phone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01516411

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

130

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-09

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• aged 45 and older, currently sedentary, owns and uses a cell phone but not a Smartphone, willing to be randomly assigned

You may not qualify if…

• free of clinically evident cardiovascular disease or any other medical condition or disorder that would limit participation in moderate intensity physical activities akin to brisk walking

Where it is running

• Stanford Prevention Research Center — Palo Alto, California, United States

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