Tailoring Mobile Health Technology to Reduce Obesity and Improve Cardiovascular Health in Resource-Limited Neighborhood Environments



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Obesity Weight Loss
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology
Healthy:No
Age Range:25 - 75
Updated:9/30/2018
Start Date:June 21, 2018
End Date:December 31, 2020
Contact:Valerie Morales-Mitchelll
Email:valerie.mitchell@nih.gov
Phone:(301) 827-4981

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Tailoring Mobile Health Technology to Reduce Obesity and Improve Cardiovascular Health in Resource-Limited Neighborhood Environments: A Multi-Level, Community-Based Physical Activity Intervention

Background:

Heart disease is a leading cause of death. People can reduce their heart disease risk by
exercising more. Mobile health technology may make people more successful at increasing their
exercise. This includes things like physical activity monitors and smartphone apps.

Objective:

To find out if mobile health technology can increase physical activity.

Eligibility:

African American women ages 25-75 who:

- Are overweight or obese

- Live in certain areas near Washington, DC

- Are pre-diabetic

- Have a smartphone that can use the study app

Design:

At visit 1, participants will

- Answer survey questions. These may be about medical history, physical activity, and
weight. They may also cover body image, health perception, and spirituality.

- Have body size measured and get blood tests

- Get a device to wear on the wrist. It will record physical activity and hours of sleep.

- Learn how to download and use the study mobile app

For 2 weeks, researchers will collect data about participants physical activity.

Then participants will have a study visit with additional blood tests.

All participants will get messages from the app that encourage exercise.

Some participants will get data from the app about exercise near their home or work.

Some participants may get face-to-face coaching.

Participants may get wireless devices. These measure body weight, blood pressure, and blood
glucose. Participants can measure these at home and upload the data to the app for the study.

Participants will have visits after 3 and 6 months. They will repeat the visit 1 tests.

Targeted, effective behavioral interventions are critically needed to ameliorate the
disproportionate prevalence of poor cardiometabolic health for African-American women. We
propose a sequential, multiple-assignment, randomized trial targeting physical activity (PA)
among at-risk African-American women in resource-limited, Washington, D.C. communities using
mobile health (mHealth) technology. We hypothesize that by beginning a community-based,
adaptive PA intervention with remote coaching tailored to neighborhood environment PA
resources, we will see greater increases in PA levels as compared to standard remote
coaching. In Aim 1, we will determine if beginning an adaptive intervention with remote
coaching tailored to neighborhood environment resources and delivered using mHealth
technology (wearables and mobile applications) will lead to a greater PA increase (as
measured by steps per day) as compared to standard remote coaching. In Aim 2, we will examine
which of four embedded adaptive interventions produce the largest PA increase over the
six-month study period. In Aim 3, we will evaluate the feasibility of remote capture of
cardiometabolic measures, including blood pressure, weight, and glucose, using mHealth
technology. We will also examine intervention effects on cardiometabolic health (adiposity,
blood pressure, fasting lipids/glucose, self-reported PA, dietary intake, cigarette smoking).
In Aim 4, we will characterize effects of increasing PA on integrated serologic
cytokine/chemokine and lipid inflammatory intermediates to identify potential novel
inflammatory pathways linked to cardiometabolic risk phenotypes most responsive to the
multi-level, community-based PA intervention. We will also determine the feasibility of
measuring behavioral and psychosocial mediating factors of the relationship between PA change
and cardiometabolic health in this intervention, including chronic
psychological/environmental stress and sedentary behavior/sleep. This project provides
fundamental knowledge towards the development of tailored, effective behavioral interventions
incorporating mHealth technology to promote health among populations most impacted by health
disparities.

- INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Individuals eligible for this protocol are overweight or obese (BMI greater than or equal
to 25 kg/m^2) African American women aged 25-75 years with evidence of insulin resistance
based on fasting plasma glucose (FPG=100-125 mg/dL) or hemoglobin A1c (HgA1c=5.7% to 6.4%)
who live in Washington, DC Wards 5,7, or 8 and neighboring areas of Prince George s County,
MD. Eligible participants should also have access to a smartphone compatible with the
mobile app for the protocol that they can use for the study. Self-directed exercise (walks
around the block, climbing stairs) is acceptable for inclusion, with subjects encouraged to
continue such activity throughout the program. Eligible participants must be able to
provide informed consent independently and also speak and read English at the 8th grade
level.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

1. Medical condition, including recent unintentional weight loss, that might prohibit
safe participation in the intervention

2. Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus by self-report

3. Fasting blood glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL in absence of prior diagnosis
of diabetes mellitus

4. Heart disease as indicated by history of myocardial infarction, documented disease on
coronary angiography, coronary artery stent placement, congestive heart failure,
significant structural heart disease (e.g. hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy,
valvular heart disease)

5. Hyper- or hypothyroid by routine lab screening

6. Physically unable to perform the physical activity for any reason

7. Pregnant women due to large hormonal changes during pregnancy that affect study
variables and potential pregnancy-related restrictions on exercise.

8. Currently participating in a structured exercise or weight-loss program (e.g., Weight
Watchers, NutriSystem, or fitness training)

9. Have undergone weight loss (bariatric) surgery
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