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This study was designed to determine whether participation in an online social network intervention increases perceived social support for physical activity versus a minimal education control group by conducting a randomized controlled trial with 140 female undergraduate students. The investigators hypothesize that participants in the physical activity centered online social network intervention group will have greater increases in perceived social support for physical activity compared to minimal web based physical activity education controls.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| online social network | Experimental |
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| web education control | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| online social network enrollment plus education and self monitoring | Behavioral | Participants are enrolled in an online social network designed to increase social support for physical activity and will self monitor physical activity and receive educational materials at a dedicated study website. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Mean perceived social support for physical activity scores on the Peer/Friend Support for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Scale. | The primary outcome measure is the mean score of a 19 item, 7 point scale that measures the frequency of social support interactions over the previous 6 weeks. | 10 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Physical activity in kilocalories on the Paffenbarger Physical Activity Questionnaire/College Alumnus Questionnaire | 12 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| David N Cavallo, MPH | UNC Chapel Hill | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 27599 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23079176 | Derived | Cavallo DN, Tate DF, Ries AV, Brown JD, DeVellis RF, Ammerman AS. A social media-based physical activity intervention: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Nov;43(5):527-32. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.07.019. |
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| Web education control | Behavioral | Participants will receive access to a dedicated study website where they can view educational materials related to physical activity |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D009765 | Obesity |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D001835 | Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D004522 | Educational Status |
| ID | Term |
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| D012959 | Socioeconomic Factors |
| D011154 | Population Characteristics |
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