A Mobile Phone Text-based Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior and Engage Communities on the Importance of Healthy Lifestyles: the TEXT2MOVE Study

To learn if an 8-week, phone-based texting intervention program will reduce sedentary (non-mobile) behavior.

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Key information

Conditions

Life Style Healthy Lifestyle

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

About this study

Primary Objective: To test the effect of two text messaging strategies, responsive texts and standard scheduled texts, on sedentary behavior in a racially and geographically diverse sample of adults.

Secondary Objective: To assess participant engagement with the program and with the educational content delivered via text messaging.

Exploratory Objective: To determine whether two text messaging strategies, responsive texts and standard scheduled texts, increases physical activity in a racially and geographically diverse sample of adults.

Exploratory Objective: To determine whether two text messaging strategies, responsive texts and standard scheduled texts are associated with changes in corresponding patient attitudes as assessed by surveys of exploring sedentary behavior, readiness for exercise change, and physical functioning.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

>18 years old
owns a smart phone
has access to WiFi or willing to use mobile data
has an email address or willing to create an email address
able to read and understand English;
able to give informed consent;
willing to receive text messages and complete brief questionnaires on their smart phone
self-reports sedentary behavior (> 6 hours/day of sitting time).

Exclusion criteria

unwilling to have sedentary behavior and activity tracked
unable to walk without ambulatory assistance device (i.e. cane or walker) or due to underlying medical condition
MD Anderson employees that report to the Principal Investigators of this study
family or household member already enrolled into study
not sedentary based on < 6 hours/day of sitting time, and (6) currently participating in a weight management or exercise study or program

Treatment and study plan

Fitbit

Device

All participants in each study group will receive a Fitbit. Participants will be asked to wear a Fitbit every day for 8 weeks to record the number of steps you take

Primary outcomes

Daily minutes in sedentary behavior based on Fitbit data.

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Feb 1, 2022
Registry last updated: May 22, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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