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A Social Media Game to Increase Physical Activity Among Older Adult Women
Sponsor: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Summary
This study will test the effects of a social media game on the physical activity of older adult women. The game will consist of playful weekly challenges that require sharing photographs on a private social media group and also wearing an activity monitor to track steps. Participants will be randomized to this game group or to receive the activity monitor only.
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
65 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2019-12-01
Completion Date
2026-02-28
Last Updated
2025-09-26
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Social media game
Participants will engage in weekly challenges that require them to take photographs of interesting things they discover during their walks. They will post and discuss these photographs with other participants on a private social media page. They will track their steps using a wearable activity monitor and receive brief standard self-regulatory counseling.
Standard self-regulation
Participants will track their steps using a wearable activity monitor and receive brief standard self-regulatory counseling.
Locations (1)
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States