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NCT Number: NCT06693999

Just In Time Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity Among Stroke Survivors

A 3-month single-arm pilot trial to evaluate the feasibility of an automated and individualized coping intervention among stroke survivors.

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke Behavior Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Motor Activity Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult Patients Diagnosed with Stroke: Participants must be adults (age ≥ 18) who have been clinically diagnosed with a stroke between 3 months and 3 years.
  • Community-Dwelling: Participants should be living independently in the community rather than in institutional settings such as nursing homes or hospitals.
  • Independently Mobile: Participants must be able to walk without any aid or assistance, corresponding to a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0-2.
  • Physically Inactive: Participants should have engaged in less than 10 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in the past week.
  • Internet Access: Participants must have access to the Internet for at least a few hours every day.
  • Medically Cleared to participate: Before enrollment, participants must obtain medical clearance to ensure they are fit to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participating in Another Research Project Involving Physical Activity: To avoid potential confounding variables that could affect the study's outcomes.
  • Planning to Move or Have Surgery in the Next 6 Months: Participants who plan to move or undergo surgery within the next six months may face disruptions that could affect their ability to complete the study.
  • Cognitive Impairment: Cognitive impairment can affect a participant's ability to understand and follow study protocols, which is crucial for informed consent and reliable data collection.

Treatment and study plan

Google-Pixel Watch 3

Device

The participant will wear Google-Pixel Watch 3 for at least 10 hours during the 3-month intervention and will receive goal reminders and motivational and coping messages through those watches. At baseline and after 3-months intervention, demographics (standard questionnaire pertaining to subjects' age, sex, race, education and income), technology literacy (eHealth Literacy Scale pertaining to subjects' ability to perform a number of tasks such as turning on the device, using internet and communication), and wearables affinity (pertains to how the subject currently uses wearable in their daily living tasks) will be measured.

Exercise prompts

Behavioral

The participants will receive goal reminders.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants retained

    Time frame: 3 months

    The number of participants who remain in the study until its conclusion.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of subjects recruited for the study

    Time frame: 3 months

    This measures how effectively participants are being enrolled in the study.

  2. Number of hours devices were worn

    Time frame: 3 months

    Number of hours device were worn by the subjects.

  3. Number of prompts

    Time frame: 3 months

    This refers to the number of prompts responded by participants throughout the study duration.

Other outcomes

  1. Weekly Goal Adherence

    Time frame: 3 months

    Number of weekly physical activity goals met by the participants throughout the study.

  2. Minutes of Physical Activity

    Time frame: 3 months

    The total time spent in light, moderate and vigorous physical activity during the study period. Light, moderate and vigorous physical activity are defined based on subjects' maximal heart rate. Maximal Heart Rate (MHR) = 220 - subject's age. Light is defined as 30-50% of MHR, moderate intensity as 50-75% of MHR and vigorous intensity as 70-85% of MHR according to American Heart Association. For instance, a 50-year-old subject's maximum heart rate would be 220 - 50 = 170. For the subject to be doing moderate intensity, their heart rate should be in between 85-127 and 119-144 to perform vigorous physical activity.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Ramin Zand, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

717-531-0003 ext. 320854

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Automated Coping Interventions to Enhance Physical Activity Among Stroke Survivors

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Nov 19, 2024
Registry last updated
Nov 24, 2025

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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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