Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?
This study is divided into four groups. Group 1 includes Health Fairs implemented at NYC taxi garage bases and airport taxi holding lots and pedometers. Group 2 includes Health Fairs, pedometers and text messaging to facilitate walking and living a healthier lifestyle. Group 3 includes Health Fairs, pedometers and social network support. Group 4 includes Health Fairs, pedometers, text messaging and social network support.
Research Team
Francesca Gany, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria
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.Inclusion Criteria
I am over 21 years old.
Licensed taxi driver for at least three months
Planning on remaining in NYC for at least 7 months
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Exclusion Criteria
I have a condition that prevents me from walking.
I work as a driver part-time, less than 35 hours a week.
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
2-4 weeks
Run-in
Participants undergo a 1-month run-in period before randomization
4 weeks
Intervention
Participants receive health fair services, pedometers, and may receive text messaging and social network support
6 months
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in daily step counts and overall health
6 months
Treatment Details
Interventions
- Taxi STEP
Trial Overview 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.
Participant Groups
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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