10
Participants
Start Date
February 28, 2015
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2015
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2015
Device: FitBit Flex wrist band
Participants will track their daily steps walked and hours of sleep by wearing the FitBit Flex wrist band during the 8 week study period. The data collected from the wrist band will be synced to participants' FitBit smart phone application and monitored by the study team.
Device: FitBit Aria weight scale
Participants will record their daily body weight during the 8 week study period by stepping on the FitBit Aria weight scale. The data collected from the scale will be synced to participants' FitBit smart phone application accounts and monitored by the study team.
Diet Intake Messages
The study team will send participants daily text messages regarding their dietary intake. Each message will contain five questions that yield a yes, or no response. Messages will be sent daily during the 8 week study period. Responses from the messages will be recorded and monitored by the study team to enhance the behavioral counseling intervention.
Behavioral Counseling
Participants will engage in four phone calls with the study counselor to discuss behavioral several topics (physical activity, sleep, fatigue \& dietary patterns) and to reflect on their data recorded by the FitBit devices. The calls will take place on a bi-weekly basis. During the weeks between calls, the counselor will maintain contact with the participants through asynchronous text messages to monitor their progress in the study.
Boston Medical Center, Boston
Lead Sponsor
Boston University
OTHER
Boston Medical Center
OTHER