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Behavioral Intervention

SAATH Physical Activity Program for Sedentary Lifestyle in South Asians

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Namratha Kandula, MD, MPH

Research Sponsored by Northwestern University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up the outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial study will test the effectiveness of a physical activity intervention directed at the environment, family, interpersonal and individual levels to promote physical activity among South Asian immigrant mothers and daughters.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for South Asian immigrant mothers and daughters who speak Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, or English. The daughters should be aged 11-16 years. Participants must lead a sedentary lifestyle as determined by a questionnaire.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The SAATH study tests a physical activity program tailored to South Asian immigrant women and girls. It focuses on environmental, family, interpersonal, and individual factors to encourage exercise.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention promotes physical activity, potential side effects may include typical exercise-related discomforts such as muscle soreness or fatigue initially as participants adjust to increased activity levels.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ the outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~the outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and the outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Averaged daily minutes spent in moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity measured by ActiGraph accelerometers

Secondary outcome measures

Averaged daily hours spent in sedentary behaviors measured by ActiGraph accelerometers

Averaged daily minutes spent in walking or running behavior measured by ActiGraph accelerometers

Self-efficacy score measured by Dishman's Barriers to Self-Efficacy questionnaire

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The intervention group will receive a 18-week in-person program. The program includes the following components: multi family group counseling, group exercise classes, mother group discussion, daughter group discussion and Fitbit.

Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention

The group group will receive print materials about physical activity.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor

1,589 Previous Clinical Trials

916,806 Total Patients Enrolled

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoOTHER

258 Previous Clinical Trials

5,188,810 Total Patients Enrolled

University of ChicagoOTHER

1,004 Previous Clinical Trials

819,457 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Sedentary Lifestyle Research Study Groups: Control group, Intervention group

Sedentary Lifestyle Clinical Trial 2023: SAATH Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04400253 — N/A

SAATH Intervention (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04400253 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Does this research project still need volunteers to participate?

"Yes, this clinical trial is recruiting. According to the information on clinicaltrials.gov, it was first posted in August of 2020 and updated as recently as October 18th 2022. There is a need for 320 participants at one location."

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What is the accepted number of participants for this medical experiment?

"Affirmative. Data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this medical investigation, initially posted in August of 2020, is actively recruiting volunteers. Approximately 320 patients need to be recruited from 1 site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

South Asians Active Together (SAATH) Study

Namratha Kandula 2020. "South Asians Active Together (SAATH) Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04400253.