STEP AND GO: A Study of Technology-based Exercise Promotion

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

40

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2014

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2016

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2016

Conditions
Cardiovascular DiseaseObesityCancerDiabetes
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Game-based intervention

"Investigators will provide participants with a smartphone and required accessories (gift card for downloading the game application and music, headphones, armband). The game, Zombies, Run! encourages walking/jogging by playing music interspersed with a continuous narrative. Periodic zombie chases encourage brief interval training. Participants will set goals to increase their activity and receive weekly brief counseling phone calls to provide feedback."

DEVICE

Smartphone

Trial Locations (1)

77555

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

American Heart Association

OTHER

lead

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

OTHER

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