Home-based, Individually-tailored Physical Activity Print Intervention for African American Women in the Deep South

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Conditions studied: Physical Activity

In brief

This pilot study represents an initial foray into delivering home-based individually-tailored physical activity interventions for cancer risk reduction among African American women in the Deep South.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02574689

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

83

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2019-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-04-21

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 69. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• African American
• Post-menopausal (defined as not having menstrual periods for at least 12 months)
• Not taking hormone replacement therapy
• Healthy (BMI 18.5-40; No history of heart disease, myocardial infarction, angina, stroke, or orthopedic conditions which limit mobility, or any serious medical condition that would make physical activity unsafe; no psychiatric hospitalization in past 3 years).
• Not taking medication that may impair physical activity tolerance or performance (e.g., beta blockers).
• Not planning to move from the area for the next 12 months
• Willing to be randomized to either study arm and adhere to study protocol

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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