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Social Networks & Tech-Enhanced Exercise for Fitness Improvement

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Led By Francesca Gany, MD, MS

Research Sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Over 21 years of age

Male

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months post randomization

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Study Summary

This trial is testing different approaches to get taxi drivers to walk more and be healthier.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for male taxi drivers over 21 in NYC who plan to stay there for at least 7 months, have been driving for over three months, and speak English, Bengali, Hindi, Spanish or French. They must own a cell phone with text messaging and be willing to receive texts. Part-time drivers and those with cardiovascular diseases or conditions like severe osteoarthritis that limit walking can't join.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests four approaches to increase exercise among taxi drivers: Group 1 gets health fairs and pedometers; Group 2 adds text messages; Group 3 has social network support instead of texts; Group 4 combines health fairs, pedometers, text messaging plus social network support.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the interventions involve non-medical methods like using a pedometer and receiving motivational texts or social support to encourage walking, no direct side effects are expected from these activities.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am over 21 years old.

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I am male.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months post randomization

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months post randomization

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months post randomization for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Increase average daily step counts

Trial Design

4Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Health Fair, Pedometer, Text Msg, Social Network SupportExperimental Treatment4 Interventions

Participants in this group will receive the health fair service with general follow-up, along with a pedometer with instructions on how to use the device to track daily step counts. Participants will also receive daily healthy living advice through encouraging text messages about walking through text messages sent by our staff to participants' cellular phones. Participants will also be asked to provide the names of family or friends who will form a social support network team. This team will provide encouragement and remind participants to maintain a healthy lifestyle and increase daily walking activities. Participants will be given tools to train their family and/or friends on how to best motivate the drivers. Participants will be randomized by envelope provided by Memorial Sloan Kettering's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics during an in person meeting after the completion of the 1 month run-in or by phone in case we are unable to meet them in person.

Group II: Health Fair, Pedometer, Social Network SupportExperimental Treatment3 Interventions

Each participant in this group will receive the health fair services with general follow-up along with a pedometer with instructions on how to use the device to track daily step counts. Additionally, participants in this group will be asked to provide the names of family or friends who will form a social support network team. This team will provide encouragement and remind participants to maintain a healthy lifestyle and increase daily walking activities. Participants will be given a social network guide to train their family and/or friends on how to best motivate the participants . Participants will be randomized by envelope provided by Memorial Sloan Kettering's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics during an in person meeting after the completion of the 1 month run-in or by phone in case we are unable to meet them in person.

Group III: Health Fair, Pedometer + Text MessagingExperimental Treatment3 Interventions

In addition to the health fair services with general follow-up, and giving each driver a pedometer with instructions on how to use the devise to track daily step counts, all participants in this group will receive daily healthy living advice and encouraging messages about walking through text messages sent by study staff to participants' cellular phone. Participants will be randomized by envelope provided by Memorial Sloan Kettering's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics during an in person meeting after the completion of the 1 month run-in or by phone in case we are unable to meet them in person.

Group IV: Health Fair + PedometerActive Control2 Interventions

Participants will get free weight, height, waist, and blood pressure testing at health fairs stationed at NYC taxi garage bases and airport taxi holding lots. Health fair staff will follow up with participants who need to see a doctor due to a high blood pressure reading or other unusual result that needs a physician follow-up. All participants will be given a pedometer with instructions on how to use it to track their daily step counts. Participants will be randomized by envelope provided by Memorial Sloan Kettering's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics during an in person meeting after the completion of the 1 month run-in or by phone in case we are unable to meet them in person.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterLead Sponsor

1,934 Previous Clinical Trials

588,520 Total Patients Enrolled

Francesca Gany, MD, MSPrincipal InvestigatorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

8 Previous Clinical Trials

2,865 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Pedometer Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03010163 — N/A

Exercise/Fitness Research Study Groups: Health Fair, Pedometer, Social Network Support, Health Fair, Pedometer, Text Msg, Social Network Support, Health Fair, Pedometer + Text Messaging, Health Fair + Pedometer

Exercise/Fitness Clinical Trial 2023: Pedometer Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03010163 — N/A

Pedometer 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03010163 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this investigation still enrolling participants?

"This clinical trial, which was first posted on December 1st 2016 and last updated January 25th 2022, is no longer looking for patients to participate. However, there are still other studies recruiting participants at the moment."

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Recent research and studies

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Taxi STEP (Social Networks, Technology, and Exercise Through Pedometers)

2016. "Taxi STEP (Social Networks, Technology, and Exercise Through Pedometers)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03010163.

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